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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [161v] (327/454)
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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298 HISTORY OF THE WAR : MESOPOTAMIA
trenches had to be manned without a vestige of shade •
and others were worn out by illness and by restless nights,
spent in digging and carrying stores from the ships, or
disturbed by the attacks and fire of the enemy.
“Yet in spite of diminished numbers, the spirit of the
troops never flagged and in the assault of the entrench
ments, which the Turks thought impregnable, British
and Indian soldiers vied with each other and displayed a
gallantry and devotion to duty worthy of the highest
traditions of the service.
“ I would also place on record my high opinion of the
excellent work performed by the officers and men of the
Royal Flying Corps, whose valuable reconnaissances so
materially assisted in clearing up the situation before the
battle of the 24th July.
“Nor can I fail to express my deep appreciation of the
valuable and whole-hearted co-operation of the officers and
men of the Royal Navy under the command of Captain
W. Nunn, D.S.O., Senior Naval Officer. It was in a great
measure due to the excellent work performed by the Royal
Navy that these amphibious operations were brought to
so successful a conclusion . . . .”
All the ranks of General Gorringe’s force were much gratified
at hearing the following message which His Majesty the King
■sent General Nixon on the 28th July :—
“ The splendid achievement of General Gorringe’s column
in spite of many hardships and intense heat fills me with
admiration.’’
Nasiriya, which had thus come into British occupation, was
a comparatively modern town of some ten thousand inhabitants,
which had been founded on the left bank of the Euphrates by
Nasir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, chief of the Muntafik Arabs. A centre of consider
able trade, its importance was mainly due to its being the
Turkish headquarters in the Muntafik country; and the
Muntafik were the most powerful and warlike of the Arabs in
Lower Mesopotamia. The town was laid out in wide parallel
streets and possessed some good buildings, but the greater part
consisted of native houses whose dirty and insanitary conditions
precluded their use by the British force. This was unfortunate,
as the field ambulances with the force were overcrowded and
the health of officers and men was causing General Gorringe
some anxiety. At the time of our occupation Nasiriya was,
owing to the floods, practically an island.
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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
- Extent and format
- 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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