 In 1908, the position he wanted, that of Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province, was handed to George Roos-Keppel, a man whose interactions with the people of the border regions was based on respect, rather than the contempt which marked Younghusband's attitudes toward "lesser breeds without the law".The composition of the opposing armies explains a lot about the outcome of the ensuing conflict.The Tibetan soldiers were almost all rapidly impressed peasants, who lacked organisation, discipline, training and motivation.