The Razmak column, Consisting of the 1st Northamptonshire Regiment, 5th/12th Frontier Force Regiment, 6th/13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1st/9th Gurkhas and three mountain batteries known as Razcol, began the march without incident, but after three days came under fire while traversing a narrow valley about 10 miles short of Bichhe Kashkai.