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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [174r] (352/566)
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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MISSION TO BAKU
303
of Tehran, or an effective resumption of the war by Russia,
could prevent Persia falling completely under the influence of
the enemy. A Persian alliance, which would coyer the Shiraz
situation also, was the only effective alternative means he
could see.
On the 30th May Sir Charles Marling again telegraphed that
Vossuk, the keynote of whose policy would be close relations
with us, was quite confident of securing office. But the South
Persia Rifles question was a great stumbling block and public
opinion would probably demand some concession from us in
that as well as in other directions, such as territorial acquisition
in Kurdistan, to pave the way to an alliance.
On the 31st May, Samsam-es-Sultaneh resigned, and on the
1st June the War Office telegraphed that H.M. Government
had decided that General Dunsterville, or one or more of his
officers, might at General Marshall’s discretion be sent to Baku ;
but that the first military necessity was to occupy effectively the
road to Kazvin and the Caspian.
To return to South Persia. Lieutenant-Colonel Grant’s Operations
column, for operations against the Chah Haqis and the Labu ^Northern
Muhammadis, was composed of one squadron 15th Lancers, May 1918 .
two squadrons Burma Mounted Infantry, one section 33rd (See Map 8.)
Mountain Battery, the half battalion 3/124th Baluchis from
Shiraz, bombing and demolition sections 16th Rajputs, an
Indian field ambulance section and a supply column, i.e., a
total effective fighting strength of about 100 sabres, 2 guns and
600 rifles (200 mounted). Part of the column started north
ward from Niriz at 4.30 a.m. on the 8th May and at 9.30 a.m.
reached Hasanabad (thirteen miles), the concentration centre,
where it picked up the 15th Lancers, the Indian field ambulance
and a Persian demolition section. Colonel Grant, learning
during the morning that news of the British advance was
already on its way to Chah Haq, and hoping to forestall its
arrival, gave orders for the whole column to leave Hasanabad
for Chah Haq at 1.30 p.m.
The Lancers and Burma Mounted Infantry, pushing on ahead
independently under Major S. M. Bruce, covered the thirty-
eight miles to Chah Haq by 9.30 p.m., when Major Bruce at
once surrounded its group of three forts with a cordon of piquets.
During the night some shots were fired at the piquets ana a few
of the enemy, trying to break through, were killed or captured.
Early on the 9th May Major Bruce occupied two of the forts.
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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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