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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [‎66r] (136/454)

The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1923. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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BRITISH PROCLAMATION
111
entering upon the very risky policy of taking a part in the
conflict on the side of Germany.
Since the war, German officers in large numbers have
invaded Constantinople, have usurped the authority of
Government, and have been able to coerce the Sultan’s
ministers into taking up a policy of aggression.
Great Britain as well as France and Russia has watched
these proceedings patiently, protesting against the many
acts which have been constantly committed contrary to
neutrality, and warning the Government of the Sultan
against the danger in which they were placing the future
of the Ottoman Empire. Vigorously assisted by the
Ambassadors of Germany and Austria, the German militarv
elements at Constantinople have been persistently doing
their utmost to force Turkey into war both by their activi
ties in the services of the Turks and by the bribes of which
they have been so lavish.
The Minister of War with his German advisers has
lately prepared an armed force for an attack on Egypt.
The Mosul and Damascus Army Corps have, since their
mobilization, been constantly sending troops south, pre
paratory to an invasion of Egypt and the Suez Canal from
Aqaba and Gaza. A large body of Bedouin Arabs has
been called out and armed to assist in this venture, and
some of these have crossed the Sinai frontier. Transport
has been collected and roads have been prepared up to
the frontier of Egypt. Mines have been despatched to be
laid in the Gulf of Aqaba. The notorious Shaikh Aziz
Shawish has published and disseminated through Syria,
and probably India, an inflammatory document urging
Mahomedans to fight against Great Britain. Doctor
Prueffer, who was so long engaged in intrigues in Cairo
against the British occupation and is now attached to
the German Embassy at Constantinople, has been busily
occupied in Syria trying to incite the people to take part
in this conflict. Aggressive action was certain to be the
result of the activity of the numerous German officers
employed in the Turkish Army and acting under orders of
the German Government, who thus have succeeded in
forcing the hands of the advisers of the Sultan.
“ German intrigue cannot influence the loyalty to Great
Britain of the seventy millions of Mahomedans in India
and the feeling of the Mahomedan inhabitants of Egypt.
They must look with detestation on misguided action under

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The volume is the first volume of an official government publication compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volume was printed and published at His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.

The contents provide a narrative of the operations of 1914-1918 in Mesopotamia, based mainly on official documents.

The volume is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled, 'Part I. Before the Outbreak of Hostilities', consists of the following five chapters:

  • General Description of the Country
  • The Turks in Mesopotamia
  • British Pre-War Policy
  • The Army in India and Pre-War Military Policy
  • Inception of the Operations

The second part, entitled, 'Part II. The Campaign in Lower Mesopotamia', consists of the following seven chapters:

  • The Landing in Mesopotamia of Force "D" and the Operations Leading to the Occupation of Basra
  • The Occupation of Basra and the Capture of Qurna
  • Commencement of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
  • Development and Defeat of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
  • Operations in Arabistan and the Capture of Amara
  • Operations on the Euphrates and the Occupation of Nasiriya
  • The battle of Kut and Occupation of Aziziya

The volume also includes nine maps, entitled:

  • The Middle East
  • Lower Mesopotamia
  • Map 1 - To illustrate operations described in Chapter VI
  • Map 2 - To illustrate fighting near Qurna
  • Map 3 - To illustrate fighting round Shaiba
  • Map 4 - To illustrate operations in Persian Arabistan
  • Map 5 - To illustrate operations in the Akaika Channel 27th June to 5th July 1915
  • Map 6 - To illustrate operations near Nasiriya 6th to 24th July 1915
  • Map 7 - To illustrate the Battle of Kut 28th September 1915
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1 volume (223 folios)
Arrangement

The volume contains a page of errata (folio 5), a list of contents (folios 6-8), a list of maps and illustrations (folio 9), appendices (folios 185v-192), an index (folios 192v-214v), and eight maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 217-224).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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