 The unrest caused by this division of the Pashtun lands led to the rise of Saidullah , a Pashtun fakir who led an army of at least 10 @,@ 000 against the British garrison in Malakand . Although the British forces were divided among a number of poorly defended positions , the small garrison at the camp of Malakand South and the small fort at Chakdara were both able to hold out for six days against the much larger Pashtun army . 
