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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [115r] (234/454)
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 COUNTER-ATTACK
20 :
result of these was that a few Turks managed to get in to close
miarters where they found themselves unsupported and
isolated' and eventually seven Turkish officers and one
hundred and twelve other ranks came into the British lines
and surrendered to the 18th Infantry Brigade.
\bout noon. General Delamain signalled to General Melkss
asldng whether he was to withdraw his force from North
mound towards camp. As, however, a considerable number
of the enemy had now become visible to the westward. Genera!
Melliss decided to continue the clearing movement with the
troops under General Delamain, and incidentally to capture
two hostile mountain guns, which had been apparently aban
doned by the Turks owing to the accurate British shell- .
With this object, General Delamain was to swing round to
the westward, holding North mound to protect his right rear
and to advance roughly in a south-westerly direction. The
cavalry brigade was also put under General Delamam s ordera
for the protection of his right flank, and General Mdli^
reinforced General Delamain’s force with half t he 119th
Infantry and, a little later, with the 2nd Norfolk Regiment
and half the 48th Pioneers. 1 ^ 1o - n
Leaving the Dorsets to hold North mound, General Delamam
commenced his advance to the south-west shortly after noon
with the cavalry brigade operating wide on his right Ihe
104th Rifles led the infantry advance, half battahons of
24th Punjabis and of the 119th Infantry bemg echeloned back
on the right and left rear respectively. The remainder of the
24th Punjabis* followed in rear m reserve. A little lat ,
the 2nd Norfolk and half the 48th Pioneers arrived and pro-
^tho^ghthe abandoned guns could be seen clearly from
Kiln Post, they were invisible to General Delamam s >
who were uncertain of their exact direction and were fu
handicapped by the mirage, which was then at ^ts worat.J
An advance generally in the right direction was, . '
steadily maintained, and met at firat wit i 1 ^ T '
Soon, however, the 104th came upon a strong J^rks,
in successive lines of trenches, who offere as ,_
Wefl supported by accurate fire from the
at Shaiba, the 104th cleared these lines at the point of^
bayonet and, successfull y beating off a Turkish counter-atta ,
* There were still only three-quarters of the after which
t Usually the atmosphere was clear of mirage till 10 a.m.. alter w
hour it continued till dusk.
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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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