ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁Bre vet ▁Major ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁Bre vet ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁Mann ing ▁raised ▁and ▁commanded ▁the ▁Central ▁Africa ▁Regiment ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁African ▁R if les ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁rank ▁of ▁Brig ad ier - General ▁( although ▁his ▁substant ive ▁rank ▁was ▁still ▁Captain ). ▁During ▁Spring ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁he ▁under to ok ▁an ▁official ▁tour ▁through ▁U g anda ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁returning ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁June ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁a ▁second ▁tour ▁of ▁inspect ing ▁g arr isons ▁in ▁Som al il and , ▁British ▁Central ▁Africa ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁British ▁East ▁Africa ▁and ▁U g anda ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁From ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁also ▁commanded ▁the ▁Som al il and ▁Field ▁Force ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁commanded ▁its ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁Mad ▁Mul lah ' s ▁army ▁in ▁battle , ▁inf lic ting ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual