"رحلة أوترام وهافلوك في بلاد فارس، بقلم النقيب ج. هـ. هانت، ٧٨ هايلاندرز. يوجد في المقدمة ملخص عن التاريخ الفارسي، تقرير عن الاختلافات المتعددة بين إنجلترا وبلاد فارس واستفسار عن أصل الحرب السابقة. بقلم جورج تاونسيند، مؤلف كتاب "ملخص أوروبا الحديثة لراسل"". [‎٢‎١‎٤] (٣٩٠/٢٣٩)

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214 OPENING OF THE
offering us battle. They were drawn up
in line, their right resting on the walled
village of Khoosh-aub and a date-grove,
their left on a hamlet with a round fortalice
tower. Two rising mounds were in front ot
their centre, which served as redoubts, and
where they had their guns; and they had some
deep nullahs on their right front and flank,
thickly lined with skirmishers. Their cavalry,
in considerable bodies, were on both flanks.
Their entire strength was certainly (from the
ground they covered) over six thousand in
fantry and two thousand horse. Soqja-ool-
Moolk, reputed to be the best officer in the
Persian army, was at their head, and the
cavalry were commanded by the hereditary
chief of the tribes in person. There was
scarcely time to observe their position when
the battle began. A sharp cold wind
soon cleared away the mist with which the
morning of the 8th February opened; and
when fairly sighting each other, a rapid can
nonade on both sides commenced the battle
of Khoosh-aub.
The outward formation of our infantry bri-