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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎193v] (391/566)

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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338
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
Defence and the South Persia Rifles was fairly satisfactory, and on the 6 th
relief of and y t j 1 j une the Persian officers swore to be loyal to their
june^july British officers and all but twenty of the Persian ranks declined
1918 . to avail themselves of an offer of discharge, expressing an
enthusiastic desire to remain. Major Fraser, however, con
sidered it wise to keep the spare arms and the bulk of the
ammunition in charge of the Rajputs.
It had from the first been anticipated that a local Qashqai
notable, Muhammad Ali Khan, would give trouble, though he
would probably wait upon events at Shiraz * * On the 8th June,
however, he moved with his heterogeneous armed following
of about 500 to a camp about twelve miles from Abadeh,
apparently intending to attack next day. But, instead, he
moved off to a camp twenty miles to the south-west of Abadeh.
His constant anti-British agitation, however, combined with
the inaction of the Persian Deputy-Governor to win over the
passive, if not the active, sympathy of the populace; and, after
communication with Shiraz was cut, a number of the South
Persia Rifles deserted and their attitude generally deteriorated.
By the 27th June, when Muhammad Ali Khan again approached
the town, his following had increased to about 800 and he
evidently meant to attack.
The area held by Major Fraser's force lay immediately west
of the town and included, in a space measuring about nine
hundred by five hundred yards, a number of buildings, walled
gardens, orchards and vineyards. The perimeter was protected
by a number of self-contained posts prepared for all-round
defence and there were in addition about half-a-dozen small
outposts covering various roads. All the posts, except two
which commanded the Rajput's barracks at close range, were
garrisoned by South Persia Rifles; and Major Fraser still
hoped that, though probably incapable of any offensive action,
they would defend their own quarters against attack.
The expected attack began at midnight 28th/29th June wit
a demonstration against the south-east corner of the pen*
meter, whence the attack spread northward. Several of t e
posts occupied by the South Persia Rifles surrendered at once,
others held out for a time or as long as a British officer happene
r« jV,
* At the end of May a treasure convoy, escorted by a detachment^
Persia Rifles, reached Abadeh from Isfahan. The treasure consiste
million krans, belonging to the Imperial Bank of Persia, in transi ^
Shiraz branch of the bank. Major Fraser was ordered by telegram
this treasure at Abadeh, owing to the unsafe condition of the roans
Muhammed Ali Khan of Abadeh was very desirous of getting po ss
this large sum of money.

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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)
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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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