upon joining the headquarters of his regiment in india, at the request of his commanding officer, colonel hodgson, he organized in the regiment the cameron fencing club, for which he prepared his first work, a 12-page booklet entitled "swordsmanship" (1862), printed at simla advertiser press. on 14 january 1862 hutton was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. in 1864 after 4 years in the infantry he exchanged into the cavalry: the 7th hussars. after being invalided home in 1865 he joined the 1st king's dragoon guards in 1866, and continued to popularize fencing in his regiments. he was gazetted captain on 30 september 1868, and retired from the service in 1873.