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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [89r] (182/566)
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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145
BRITISH IN EAST PERSIA
Qawam himself, it may be noted, arrived by sea at Bushire
from Lingeh on the 24th February, while Sir Percy Sykes
could not hope to reach Bandar Abbas till early in March,
by which time Qawam hoped to be well on his way towards
11 Shiraz. ^
During January and February the British garrison at Bushire Bushire;
had a comparatively quiet time, though hostile tribesmen
hovered round and took every opportunity to shoot and raid. I 9 I 6 .
In January news was received that Major O Connor and the
other British prisoners at Ahram were in good health and well
treated. In fact, for a time communication with them was
permitted and they were allowed to receive several mule loads
of books, papers and provisions sent from Bushire. The possi
bility that the gendarmerie from Shiraz, accompanied by
esop German levies and partisans, might attack Bushire and that
no help could be expected from Saulat led General Edwardes
fell i at the beginning of February to ask for reinforcements. He
retool pointed out that his force barely sufficed to defend the area
lion! concerned against tribal raids and would certainly be inadequate
against an attack in force such as was possible, if not probable,
is mi On the 19th February General Edwardes proceeded to take
in e ji over command of a brigade in Mesopotamia and was succeeded
safe) at Bushire by Brigadier-General J. A. Douglas.
a#
S At the beginning of January the British force in East Persia Persia;
under Colonel Wikeley, consisting of the 28th Light Cavalry, * J9l6
section 25th Mountain Battery, 19th Punjabis (less one double
company), machine gun section 12th Pioneers, twenty rifles
106th Hazara Pioneers, ten Sappers and Miners and two
hundred Hazara levies, was distributed on the Birjand-Kacha
line as follows At Birjand, 120 sabres, 130 rifles and 2
machine guns ; at Neh 60 sabres and 80 rifles ; at Nasratabad
(Seistan) 275 sabres and 2 machine guns, 2 mountain guns and
135 rifles ; at Robat 30 rifles ; and at Kacha, 30 sabres, 280
rifles and 2 machine guns. The Hazara Levies were distributed
aryfc various small posts between Birjand and Seistan. In ad
dition, Major Prideaux had enlisted a certain number of
Seistani Levies for convoy and escort duty, etc., and early in
assS I January their increase up to a total of 400 was sanctioned by
thft 1 ! the Government of India. The whole force was experiencing
erf some difficulty in purchasing fodder and grain locally, owing
osrf to the attitude of the owners who were trying to corner the
market.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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