Although his force was small he had the advantage that the Chitralis did not think that anyone would be fool enough to cross 150 miles of mountains in late winter.
Meskipun kekuatan pasukannya kecil, ia memiliki keuntungan bahwa pihak Chitral menganggap bahwa tidak akan ada orang yang mau melintas sejauh 150 mil di pegunungan pada akhir musim dingin.