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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [199v] (403/454)
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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372 HISTORY OF THE WAR : MESOPOTAMIA
Education.
System of, in Turkish army, 30-1 ; spread of, affects pre-war internal
situation in India, 62 ; of I.A. recruits, 65.
Egypt.
Defence of, and Arab menace against, 71 ; enemy emissaries in 77 •
Govt, of India agree to employment of troops in, 80-1 ; Turkish
preparations against, 86, 162 ; Govt, of India’s views on’return of
troops from, 177 ; reinforcements from, 189.
Ekbatana (German liner).
Activity of, 78 ; Turkish blockship in Shaft al Arab, 127.
Elkes, Lt.-Com. F. J. G. M. (R.N.R.).
In command of Shaitan, killed in attack on Quma (7 December 1914)
148.
Emden (German light cruiser).
Retards despatch of troopships from India, 91 ; effect of reported
intention to make for Basra, 97.
Emigration.
From India affects pre-war internal situation, 62.
Engineers.
Strength of, in Turkish army at outbreak of war, 30.
Enver
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
(Turkish Minister for War).
Minister for War, 27 n ; causes, with Talaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, downfall of Turkish
Cabinet (1913), 38 ; sketch of, 39 ; influence of Germans over, 75 ;
knowledge of German intentions, 75 ; becomes supreme authority
after mobilization, 76 ; reported intrigues of, with Ibn Saud, 89;
ambitious schemes of, in Arabia and Egypt, 96 ; resolves to drive
Brit, from Mesopotamia, 127.
Equipment.
Deficiency of, in I.A. at outbreak of war, 63 ; dependence of I.A utxm
U.K. for, 64, 68.
Erzenun.
Treaty of 1847, 24.
Espitgle, H.M.S. (sloop).
Ordered to Shaft al Arab, 84 ; arrives Mohammerah, 91 ; armament of,
97 n ; movements of, (3—6 November 1914), 106—7 ; action opposite
Abadan, 107-8 ; sinks enemy launches, 108-9, 126 ; action at Saihan,
116 ; action at Sahil, 119-24 ; reconnoitres Turkish obstruction in
Shaft al Arab, 125 ; passes obstruction and reaches Basra, 128 ;
reconnoitres towards Qurna, 140 ; attack on Quma, 141-51 ; attack
at Muzaibila, 157 ; attack at Ruta, 163-5 ; visits Mashur (24
February 1915), 179; reconnoitres up Karun (26 February), 179;
activity of, north of Quma (3 March), 193 ; assistance of, at Qurna
(11-13 April), 219 ; in affairs of 5 and 8 May 1915, 245; advance to
Amara, 251-64 ; advance to Nasiriya, 276-98 ; at Ceylon, 314..
Espionage.
Brit, abstention from, in Afghanistan, 61 ; easy conditions for, at
Quma, 242.
Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company. See “ Lynch & Co.”
Euphrates Blockade Force.
Interferes with Turkish advance against Shaiba, 190 ; organisation
(March 1915), 191, and operations of, 192 ; activity of, (15-16 April),
219 ; blockade of Euphrates by, 220 ; reinforced, 220 ; reconnoitres
approaches to Hammar lake, 220, 223 ; duties of, taken over by
navy, 241.
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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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