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'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.' [‎255] (274/454)

The record is made up of 1 volume (419 pages). It was created in 1860. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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posing the retention of the Cavalry Division, the other,
its reduction to a brigade, for you to forward wherever
you please.
My despatches will follow in the Pioneer when the
Bagdad mail arrives; and the Scindian, which takes
this, will be ready at Bushire to take on the mails to
Bombay, when the Pioneer reaches you. The Scindian
takes back the electric telegraph, landing the bamboos
at Bushire, which will be useful for other purposes.
Pray tell Younghusband I can do nothing in his
case until it is decided what troops are to remain. If
one division goes back to India, he can be transferred
to it if he likes. The officers for the levies can also
then be sent back.
I am, &c.,
»1. O utram, Lieut.-General.
P.S,—Some buggalows have been despatched to
Bushire, with mats, date sticks, &c., and many more
are being stowed in the ships which will take the troops
from hence; and one of the ships is loading with
date-trees, to be applied to our hutting purposes at
Bushire.
To the Earl of Clarendon, K. G.
Camp, Mohumra,
M y L ord, April, 1857-
I have this day had the honour to receive,
through the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the East India House,
co py of a letter from your Lordship, dated the 5th
March, 1857, to the address of the President of the
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, an
nouncing that a treaty of peace had been signed at
Paris on the 4th idem, together with the accompani-
nifints enumerated in the margin.

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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.

Author: Sir James Outram.

Publication Details: London: printed for private circulation only by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill.

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

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Dimensions: 220mm x 135mm

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