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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [‎67r] (138/454)

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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ORDERS TO GENERAL BARRETT
1 ' r i
6th Divisional Headquarters;
10th Brigade R.F.A. (63rd, 76th and 82nd Batteries) ;
18th Infantry Brigade (2nd Norfolks, 7th Rajputs, llOth
Mahratta L.L, 120th Rajputana Infantry) ;
Divisional Ammunition Column and certain hospitals;
and to these were added in the next few days as it became
evident that shipping for them would be available
Two squadrons 33rd Cavalry ;
17th Company Sappers and Miners ;
No. 3 Wireless Troop and 34th Divisional Signal Company
(less 17th Brigade Section) ;
48th Pioneers;
10th and 12th Mule Corps and the Jaipur Imperial Service
Transport Corps;
Twelve hundred camels and the usual supply, ordnance
and veterinary units, as well as further hospitals *
On 2nd November, a staff officer from Army Headquarters
reached Poona and handed over his orders to General Barrett
as well as copies of correspondence (including orders sent)
with General Delamain and with the Secretary of State.f In
these, General Barrett was instructed to accompany the
reinforcements and to assume command of the whole force at
the head of the Gulf, as well as political control in the area
of operations. His objective would be telegraphed to him
subsequently.
The Admiralty and the local Naval Commander-in-Chief
having decided that the situation permitted of transports sailing
for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. without naval escort, these reinforcements
left Bombay and Karachi in eighteen transports on 7th, 8th
and 9th November ; and on the 10th, arrangements were made
for the despatch some ten days later of the 17th Infantry
Brigade and the remainder of the division.
Owing to atmospheric disturbances, wireless communication
* See Appendix II, p. 347.
t Amongst the orders sent were copies of the " Organisation orders for
Force ‘ D,' ” which, besides giving the detail of the whole force which it was
intended to send, with the scale of ammunition, equipment, etc., to be taken,
stated that all units of the force would move on the field scale of establishment
and equipment. This last notification was of special importance as the
division had already mobilized on a special scale for service with Force “A.”
But owing to some misunderstanding and to the short time available, some
units had not received notice of this change and in consequence left Bombay
without all their proper equipment, the most notable deficiency being the
lack of personnel and gear for carrying water. This matter, was, however,
brought to notice before they left Bombay and was rectified by the early
despatch to Mesopotamia of what was missing.

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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).

Physical characteristics

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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