Shortly afterwards , Pallier left Zinder with 300 riflemen to make a reconnaissance of the route to Lake Chad .
Shortly afterwards , Pallier was forced by a mutiny among his men to make a premature return to the city .
Shortly afterwards , Pallier left Zinder with 300 riflemen to make a reconnaissance of the route to Lake Chad , but was forced by a mutiny among his men to make a premature return to the city .