pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɔn θɹˈiː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, hiː kəmˈændᵻd ðə fˈɪfti θˈɜːd ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ɪnðə pʌndʒˈɑːb fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ænd wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪnðə pɛʃˈɑːwɚɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ pɹəmˈoʊʃən tə luːtˈɛnəntkˈɜːnəl ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ænd tə kˈɜːnəl ˌɔn sˈɪks ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
Promoted to major on 3 December 1847, he commanded the 53rd Regiment in the Punjab from 1848 to 1849 and was employed in the Peshawar operations in 1851 and 1852, receiving promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 9 May 1851 and to colonel on 6 October 1854.