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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎238v] (483/566)

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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420
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
Trans-
Caucasia, the
Caspian and
North-West
Persia ;
November
1918.
touch with General Denikin and afford him all possible assistance
in military material but was not to send him troops ; while as
regards Trans-Caucasia it was intended that General Milne
should occupy Batum and proceed with the occupation of the
Batum-Baku railway to enforce compliance with the Armistice
conditions. This would give us better communications to ensure
our control of the Caspian and, if necessary, enable us to support
operations up the Volga from Astrakhan. In view of the Turks’
attitude it looked as if we might require a force of one or more
divisions in Trans-Caucasia. But General Milne’s views were
requested on this and also as to the ultimate division of respon
sibility between himself and General Marshall, to whom the
telegram was repeated with a request for his views also on
the latter point.
The occupation of Baku was duly effected on the 17th
November, the British* and Russian troops being transported
from Enzeli in thirty ships, escorted by the British armed
vessels and Russian gunboats. Bicharakoff, who accompanied
the force, had previously stated that he had no desire to take
any part in the government of Baku and that he was about to
disband his Cossacks. To meet his wishes the British armed
vessels flew both the British and the Russian flags.
The British met with a good reception at Baku, especially
from the poorer classes. The first impression that the Turks
had withdrawn as ordered was, however, soon found to be
incorrect. A considerable number of their troops remained in
the vicinity till compelled to withdraw ; and they had broken
up one of their divisions and had distributed its personnel
among formations of the so-called Azerbaijan army. Moreover,
before leaving the town and in contravention of the Armistice
conditions, they had plundered its inhabitants, dismantled the
wireless installation, damaged government buildings and re
moved a large quantity of supplies. At this time, it may be
noted, the enemy rifle strength in Trans-Caucasia was estimated
at: Germans 8,000, Turks 17,000, and irregulars 13,700.
On the 18th November General Marshall recommended that
the Caspian, including Krasnovodsk, should come under the
General Officer Commanding in the Caucasus and that his own
responsibilities should be confined to North-West Persia.
* Advanced Headquarters, North Persia Force ; 39 th Infantry JL e
(less 9 th Royal Warwickshire, one and a half companies 7 th Glouces
and one section machine gun company) ; 8th Battery, R.F.A. (le ss one s e >
one section 44 th Battery R.F.A. ; 15 th Light Armoured Motor Battery \
two sections) and 22 nd Lorry Wireless Station.

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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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