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'Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"' [‎164] (185/390)

The record is made up of 1 volume (352 pages). It was created in 1858. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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164 . CAUSES OF THE RUPTUIIE
seizure and detention of the wife of Meerza
Hashem by order of the Persian government.
Mr. Murray at once demanded this lady's re
lease ; and the Persian prime minister replied
by refusing to enter on a discussion regarding
such a delicate subject as ladies connected with
the royal harem. On Saturday, the 17th of
November, Mr. Murray gave official notice
that, if Meerza Hashem Khan's wife was not
liberated and restored to her husband by
twelve at noon on the ensuing Monday, the
flag of the British mission would be hauled
down and friendly relations broken off. Ne
gotiations were carried on ; the Ottoman
charge d'affaires and the French minister en
deavoured to mediate; but the insincerity dis
played by the Persian authorities in all their
proceedings prevented an accommodation, and
on the 20th of November, Mr. Murray struck
his flag.
To render matters worse, Sadr Azim, the I
Persian prime minister, on two several occa
sions, stated to two European gentlemen, both
holding official situations at Tehran, that the
reason why Mr. Thomson first took Meerza

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Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"

Author: Captain G H Hunt.

Contributor: Sir Henry Havelock, KCB; Sir James Outram.

Publication Details: London: G. Routledge & Co. Farringdon Street.

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-viii); with illustrations; octavo.

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'Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"' [‎164] (185/390), British Library: Printed Collections, ORW.1986.a.1645, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023685937.0x0000ba> [accessed 16 June 2024]

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