 Having re @-@ established communication on the morning of 29 July , the British garrison signalled the approaching relief forces via heliograph at 8 : 00 am – " Heavy fighting all night . Expect more tonight . What ammunition are you bringing ? When may we expect you ? " During the day , the Pashtuns prepared for another night attack while the British destroyed the bazaar and the regions previously defended , and lost , by Subadar Syed Ahmed Shah and the men of the 31st . Trees were also cut down to improve fields of fire , attracting further attention from the Pashtun sharpshooters . Major Stuart Beatsen arrived at 4 : 00 pm on the 29th with the 11th Bengal Lancers who had been summoned from Nowshera two days previous . The 35th Sikhs and 38th Dogras arrived at the mouth of the pass leading to Malakand South , but after losing between 19 and 21 of their ranks through heat exhaustion , they were forced to halt . 
