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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [98r] (200/566)
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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principal hostile Khans offered definite terms of release to
Major O'Connor himself. As, however, there was a good
prospect of securing the release without any terms and as
the prisoners themselves appeared to be well treated and in
no personal danger, it seemed unnecessary and inadvisable to
continue negotiations with chiefs who had been outlawed and
dismissed from their positions by the Persian Government.
Major Trevor at Bushire suggested that a show of military
activity might assist in bringing about the desired result,
and on the 27th April a strong column from Bushire made
a reconnaissance across the mashileh. The enemy's advanced
post was found to be deserted and the column attacked a
small force of the enemy which was strongly entrenched in
the village of Chaghadak. Only slight resistance was encount
ered and, the village having been destroyed, the force returned
to Bushire, having sustained only two casualties, including a
British officer of the 15th Lancers killed. Motor lorries were
utilised for transport of the machine gun detachment and to
tow the guns, but they experienced considerable difficulty in
the heavy ground on the eastern part of the mashileh.
As regards the Russians in West Persia, Major Marsh in
formed the War Office on the 1st April that orders had been
issued to Baratoff from Caucasus Army Headquarters to
make an immediate advance on Khaniqin with all his avail
able forces, including reserves. At this time Colonel Bopp
with his Persian forces and 6,000 Turkish infantry with 12
guns was holding the Pai Taq pass, with outposts about
Karind, while Baratoff, with his force dispersed over a wide
area, was faced with considerable difficulties of movement and
maintenance. His main column, in strength 3,450 sabres,
4,000 rifles and 20 guns, was between Kermanshah and
Karind ; he had columns and detachments operating round
Kangavar, Burujird and Kurdistan aggregating about 4,000
men and 10 guns ; between Enzeli and Hamadan, there were
some 1,000 sabres and 3,500 rifles including line of communi
cation troops ; 1,500 sabres, 500 rifles and 4 guns were dis
tributed between Qum, Kashan and Isfahan; and there
were 1,200 sabres and 2 guns near Tehran. But, in the last
week of April news was received by the War Office that the
General Officer Commanding the left flank of the Russian
Caucasus armies would advance on the 28th towards Ruwandiz,
with a view to co-operating with Baratoff who was to advance
West Persia;
April 1916.
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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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