!['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.' [‎256] (275/454)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023552830.0x000001/T 36897_0275.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎256] (275/454)")
'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.' [256] (275/454)
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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256
In accordance with the instructions conveyed in your
Lordship's letter above quoted, I have prepared for
immediate despatch to the X ersian Commander-in-Ohicf
in Arahistan, who is at present located at Shuster, an
official communication, of which I annex a copy, enclos
ing- therein the letter to his address from Ferukh Khan.
I have further prepared a similar " official" to the
Commander-in-Chief of Fars, now encamped with his
army at Naneezuk, and shall transmit the same forth
with, through General Jacob, with lerukh Khan s letter
to that officer.
The • annexed copy of a letter from Khanler Meerza,
the Commander-in-Chief in Arabistan, together with
an enclosure from the Sudr Azim, received by nit
recently, will explain to your Lordship the acknow
ledgment and information conveyed in the opening
part of my letter to that functionary. The addi
tional instructions, contained in your Lordship's
despatch just received, have enabled me to subjoin
what I deemed the most fitting proposal (considering
the present relative positions of the armies, and more
particularly the exigencies of our own) for the estab
lishment of an armistice, until the ratification of the
treaty has transpired.
The exigencies to which I refer are imminent, and of
a nature to cause me serious concern for the wellare of
the army under my command. I have already sub
mitted to your Lordship in my despatch of the 11th
instant (with enclosures) some of the plans which I
had conceived for the distribution of the troops of this
force, pending the ratification and subsequent fulfilment
of the treaty; the terms and conditions of which were
not then in my possession. In accordance with those
arrangements, whose chiet object was to remo^ as
many of the troops as possible beyond the influence of
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:8, 1:418, 418a:418l, 419:420, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- Outram, Sir James
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