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'Report on the Persian Army' [67v] (134/170)
The record is made up of 1 volume (83 folios). It was created in 1900. 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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124
Foundation
of the
brigade.
Nominal
strength.
Distribution.
CHAPTER IV.
Regular Cavalry.
The Cossack Brigade. Foundation of the Brigade. Nominal Strength.
Distribution. Constitution. Cavalry. Artillery. Infantry. Pension-
ers. Arms. Armament. Training. Uniform. Pay. Barracks.
Employment of Russian Officers. Russian Sous-Officiers. Appointment
of Persian Officers. Recruitment, Military Qualifications and Status
of Brigade.
The Cossack Brigade.
The original strength of the Cossack Brigade was fixed in
1870 at from 400 to 600 men with 22 Persian officers, exclusive
of Russian officers and instructors. In 1880 a second regiment
of the same strength was formed ; the two were then called the
Cossack Brigade. The original budget was said to have been
07,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. The brigade has been gradually increased in
numbers, till it now in 1809 lias an official strength of 1,500
men with a budget of
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
219,000. For further particulars
regarding the early history of the brigade, see Part I, Chapter
II, pages 83-84.
The commandant of the brigade gives his nominal strength
at:—
1 Commandant
3 Officers
6 Sous-Officiers
200 Officers
1,000 Mounted men, including artillery
500 Infantry ..
thus making a total of 1,700 men of Persian ranks. Owing,
however, to the high price of living in Teheran, the effective of
the brigade has always been below the nominal, and at the
present moment the actual number borne, on the rolls does not
exceed 1,411.
I he distribution of this force in October, 1899, was as
follows :—
Russian
99
99
Persian
99
99
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Report on the Persian Army by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Philip Picot, Military Attaché and Oriental Secretary, British Legation, Tehran, Persia.
The report is divided into two parts. Part 1 consists of an introductory note, list of works consulted, chapters on general information about Persia and the history of the Persian Army (written by General Albert Houtum-Schindler), and an appendix on military pay, ranks, titles, and decorations. Part 2 consists of eleven chapters on recruitment, infantry, irregular cavalry, regular cavalry (the Cossack Brigade), artillery, miscellaneous irregular bodies, departments of the army, military schools, uniforms and equipment of men, uniform of officers, and decorations, medals, and orders.
The report has a preface written by the author in January 1900 (folio 3).
At the back of the volume is a map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Beluchistan [Baluchistan] (folio 84).
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- 1 volume (83 folios)
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The report has a table of contents (folios 4-5) with reference to the 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 85; 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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