hiː ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪndiə ænd sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈiːfʌvstˈæf dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndiən mjˈuːtɪni kæmpˈeɪn fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ɪnˈɪʃəli wɪððə lˈoʊkəl ɹˈæŋk ʌv mˈeɪdʒɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl.
He then returned to India and served as Chief-of-Staff during the Indian Mutiny campaign from 1857 to 1859, initially with the local rank of major-general.