A heavy fire was opened upon them, and the whole of the 2nd Brigade and the 15th Sikhs from the 1st Brigade went out in support.
"While the 11th Bengal Lancers were searching for a ford, they came under a heavy fire from a village at the foot of a knoll, 600 yards from the river.

A mountain battery quickly silenced this fire, and two squadrons of Bengal Lancers and one of the Guides, crossing the ford, pursued the enemy five or six miles, and cut off about a hundred of them.

Opposite the village they discovered another ford, where two could pass at once and, the next day, the rest of the brigade followed them.

The people of the Swat Valley speedily accommodated themselves to the situation, and brought in sheep, fowls, and other things for sale.
"On the 9th, headquarters joined the 2nd Brigade at Chakdara, and the 3rd Brigade encamped on the south side of the river.

On the 11th the headquarters and the 2nd Brigade arrived at the Panjkora River.