Maps Showing the Disposition of Troops in the Eastern Ottoman Empire and Surrounding Areas between 1919 and 1922

Content

Ten War Office maps, three with attached folios, portraying the disposition of troops in the aftermath of the Mesopotamia campaign of the First World War. As follows:

• ff 1-1a 'Persia and Afghanistan. 7. Feb. 1919.'
• f 2-4 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia [Iran]. Disposition. 7.4.20.'
• f 5 'Eastern Turkey in Asia. Situation on 17.5.20.'
• f 6 'Syria & Mesopotamia. Situation on 17.5.20.'
• ff 7-7a ' Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. . Situation on 17.5.20.'
• ff 8-8a 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Map Showing Present Disposition of Troops With Reference to Railheads...12.6.20'
• f 9 'Sketch Map of Turkey in Asia. Military Situation'. 1916-1920?
• f 10 ' Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. . Disposition of Turkish Western Army so far as is known from sources up to 29th. Sept[ember]. 1922.'

Extent and format

10 map sheets and 3 folios

It is grouped into

'Persia and Afghanistan. 7. Feb. 1919.'

3 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 1-1a

'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Disposition. 7.4.20.'

6 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 2-4

'Eastern Turkey in Asia. Situation on 17.5.20.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, f 5

'Syria & Mesopotamia. Situation on 17.5.20.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, f 6

'Anatolia. Situation on 17.5.20.'

3 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 7-7a

'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Map Showing Present Disposition of Troops With Reference to Railheads.'

3 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 8-8a

'Sketch Map of Turkey in Asia. Military Situation'.

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, f 9

'Anatolia. Disposition of Turkish Western Army so far as is known from sources up to 29th. Sept[ember]. 1922.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, f 10

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/571

History of this record

Date(s)

1916-1922 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918

Places

Ottoman EmpireMesopotamia

People & organisations

War Office

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