'Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.' [‎93] (112/454)

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positions I have alluded to, until the latest moment for
entering on the next campaign.
I hope her Majesty's Ministers will see the neces
sity of promptly deciding on the ulterior measures to be
pursued, should the present demonstration fail of its
hoped-for effect, in order that the requisite preparations
for effectually carrying out our objects may be completed
by Oetober next.
Either reinforcements for the army in Persia must
then be furnished to an adequate amount, for operating
in the interior of the country, or commissariat stores,
carriage cattle, &c., must be prepared at Shikarpoor in
Sindh, for the army, to be sent up the Bolan Pass to
Herat. All the additional troops which will return to
Kurrachee from Persia, required to compose the army
of Herat, to the strength of about 10,000 men, will be
assembled there by that time.
Should it be determined to restrict our operations to
the latter subject alone, I would not advise any relaxa
tion in our offensive preparations in Persia in the mean
time. On the contrary, the more ostentatiously exten
sive those preparations are, the less opposition will the
Herat army have to encounter, as compelling the enemy
to direct his strength to the defence of his own terri
tory ; and the more formidable we appear in that quarter,
moreover, the more likely will be the Shah to submit to
our terms.
We shall be equally prepared for either theatre of
operations, whether Persia or Affghanistan; and I am
equally confident of success on either.
Government, however, must be prepared for more
extensive requisitions for troops for carrying on war in
the heart of Persia than would be called for to operate
against Herat alone. I remain, &c.,
J. Outram.