He was subsequently posted back to his regiment, then based in British India, where he took part in, and reported on the Siege of Malakand; the reports were published in The Pioneer and The Daily Telegraph.
Ia kemudian dikembalikan ke resimennya, yang saat itu berpusat di India Britania—tempat di mana ia ikut serta, dan melaporkan tentang Pengepungan Malakand; laporan-laporan tersebut diterbitkan dalam The Pioneer dan The Daily Telegraph.