nine o'clock in the morning
The enemy were found in force near Jelala , at the entrance to the Upper Swat river , their advance post being established in some Buddhist ruins on a ridge . The Royal West Kent , however , advanced and drove them off . Then news came that several thousand of the enemy occupied a front , of some two miles , along the height ; their right flank resting on the steep cliffs , and their left reaching to the top of the higher hills . The battery opened fire upon them ; and the infantry , coming into action at nine o'clock in the morning , did much execution among the crowded Ghazis . The 31st and 24th Punjab Infantry , under General Meiklejohn , had a long and arduous march on the enemy 's left . The movement was successfully carried out ; and the enemy , knowing that their line of retreat towards the Morah Pass was threatened , broke up , a large portion streaming away to their left . The remainder soon lost heart and , although a desperate charge by a handful of Ghazis took place , these only sacrificed their lives , without altering the course of events .