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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [65r] (134/566)
The record is made up of 1 volume (279 folios). It was created in 1929. 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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EXPEDITION TO DILBAR
99
Captain G. Carpenter, R.M.L.I.), did not start for the shore
till 11 a.m. It advanced in three lines of boats, under an
effective covering fire from the ships’ guns and from four naval
machine guns in the boats, so as to land well to the north of
the enemy’s line of trenches. But the strong tide carried the
boats towards the enemy’s right, whence as they got to close
range the hostile fire caused some sixteen British casualties.
As soon as the troops began to jump ashore, however, the 150
to 200 tribesmen manning the trenches retired hastily inland
for about two thousand yards. The landing, which was in
charge of Commander Viscount Kelburn, R.N. (Pyramus), was
made good ; reconnoitring parties were sent forward ; a base
was established near the beach; and the remainder of the
landing force with the necessary stores were brought ashore.
The total force ashore, under Major Wintle who had landed
with the covering party, totalled fifty Marines with five naval
machine guns, twenty seamen for demolition work and two
hundred and eighty rifles 96th Infantry with two machine guns.
The village of Old Dilbar lay over a mile away to the east
surrounded by flat open country in which the only cover con
sisted of a few scattered palm groves. The exact location of
New Dilbar and its fort was unknown. Ascertaining by
reconnaissance that about three hundred tribesmen were hold
ing Old Dilbar and a palm grove fifteen hundred yards to the
south of it, Major Wintle decided to capture the latter in the
hope that from it he would be able to locate New Dilbar. So
as to reduce casualties, however, he made arrangements to
launch his attack under cover of darkness.
Leaving the five naval machine guns and seventy rifles 96th
Infantry to hold his base camp, Major Wintle advanced with
the remainder at 3.30 a.m. on the 14th August and surprised
the enemy in the palm grove (about 2,500 yards distant). The
tribesmen fled hurriedly without firing a shot. As day broke,
New Dilbar and its fort could be seen about 1,400 yards away
to the north-east across a bare and open plain. The fort, a
massive structure with walls thirty feet high and a large tower
over the gateway, was evidently strongly held ; and the enemy
began to open a hot fire from it, from both the villages and
also from the east and south of the palm grove. His numbers
were estimated at three to four hundred.
Not wishing to risk heavy casualties by a daylight attack.
Major Wintle decided to remain for the time being in the palm
grove, where he started his men cutting down date-palms, a
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A confidential publication compiled, by arrangement with the Government of India, under the direction of the Historical Section of The Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General FJ Moberly. The volume is part of the Official History of the Great War series produced by the British Government.
The volume begins with a preface by Moberly and is then divided into 11 (I-XI) chapters, plus appendices, as follows:
- Chapter I: Introductory
- Chapter II: August 1914 to June 1915, Enemy efforts to bring Persia into the War
- Chapter III: July to November 1915, Enemy action and Persian weakness necessitate Allied intervention
- Chapter IV: December 1915 to May 1916, Successful results of Allied operations
- Chapter V: May to December 1916, Turkish invasion of Western Persia and British measures in South and East Persia
- Chapter VI: December 1916 to August 1917, Effects of British success in Mesopotamia
- Chapter VII: September 1917 to April 1918, The failure of Persia to maintain her neutrality necessitates further British intervention
- Chapter VIII: May to July 1918, The effect in Persia of the German successes in France; and the anti-British outbreak in Fars
- Chapter IX: July to September 1918, The tide turns in favour of the Allies
- Chapter X: October to 11th November 1918, The effect of our victories
- Chapter XI: Conclusion
The volume contains fourteen maps, some of which are in a pocket in the inside back cover, as follows:
- 1. Operations at Bushire 1915 (folio 275)
- 2. Portion of Perso-Afghan frontier (folio 276)
- 3. Operations at Dilbar, 13th-15th August 1915 (folio 66)
- 4. Operations of General Dyer in Sarhad, April-August 1916 (folio 277)
- 5. Wanderings of German parties in Persia and Afghanistan (folio 278)
- 6. Affair of Dasht-i-Arjan, 25th September 1916 (folio 128)
- 7. Affair of Kafta, 5th July 1917 (folio 144)
- 8. Northern Fars (folio 177)
- 9. Action of Deh Shaikh, 25th May 1918 (folio 182)
- 10. Shiraz (folio 194)
- 11. Operations from Bushire, September 1918-January 1919 (folio 279)
- 12. Plan of East Persia L. of C. (folio 231)
- 13. Operations for relief of Firuzabad, October 1918 (folio 236)
- 14. Persia (folio 280)
The volume also includes a bibliography (folio 14).
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- 1 volume (279 folios)
- Arrangement
At the front of the volume there is a contents page (ff 6-14), list of maps (f 14), and list of illustrations (f 14). At the back of the volume is a general index (ff 269-73). All refer to the volume's original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 281; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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