"مجلد ٤ رقم ١٥ (تاريخي) من دراسات هيئة الأركان البحرية - العمليات البحرية في بلاد بلاد الرافدين والخليج الفارسي" [‎٢] (١٥٠/١١)

THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Chapter I.—The Theatre of Operations . ... g
1. Geographical Position. 2. Physical Features. 3. Water
ways. 4. Railways and Roads. 5. Climate. 6. Adminis
tration.
Chapter II.—The Attitude of Turkey 14
7. Possibility of a Jehad. 8. German Intrigue. 9. British Oil
Interests. 10. Situation, end of August 1914.
Chapter III.— The Inception of the Expedition - - - 19
11. British Interests in Mesopotamia. 12. Warships despatched
to the Shatt-al-'Arab. 13. Decision to despatch an Expe
dition. 14. Force " D " sails from India. 15. Force " I) "
arrives at Bahrain. 16. Great Britain declares War on
Turkey.
Chapter IV.—Landing of the Expedition: Occupation of
Basra, 22nd November 1914 26
17. Naval Forces in Mesopotamia. 18. Disposition at the com
mencement of Hostilities. 19. The opening of Hostilities.
20. Force "D " sails for the Shatt-al-'Arab. 21. TheExpe-
pedition lands. 22. Turkish Patrol Boat sunk. 23. The
Capture of Basra, 24. Effect of the Capture of Basra.
Chapter V.—The Operations against Qurna, 4th-9th De
cember 1914 34
25. Decision to advance on Qurna. 26. Naval Reconnaissance
of Qurna. 27. Naval Preparations for the Advance on
Qurna. 28. The First Attack. 29. The Capture of Quma.
Chapter VI.— Consolidation of the Basra Position - - 40
30. Minor Operations. 31. The Oil Pipe-line cut: Operations
up the Karun. 32. The Reverse at Ahwaz. 33. Turkish
Concentration at Nasiriya. 34. The Euphrates Blockade.
35. The Enemy's mining Activity. 36. Battle of Shaiba,
14th April 1915.
Chapter VII.— The Occupation of Amara , 3 rd June 1915 - 47
37. Expedition up the Karun. 38. The Decision to advance on
Amara. 39. Naval Forces, May 1915. 39a. Shortage of
River Transpoi-t. 40. Operations up the Tigris : " Town-
shend's Regatta." 41. The Capture of Amara.
Chapter VIII.— Operations on the Euphrates Capture of
Nasiriya , 5 th July 1915 57
42. Naval Dispositions after the Capture of Amara. 43. Decision
to advance on Nasiriya. 44. Forces for the Euphrates
Operations. 45. General Gorringe's Instructions. 46. Cap
ture of Gurma Safha Position. 47. Preparations for a
further Advance. 48. Capture of Nasiriya.
Chapter IX. — Naval Forces and General Situation,
Summer 1915 ; Operations at Bushire and Dilwar :
Decision to advance to Kut qq
49. Measures to increase the provision of River Gunboats.
50. Change in Title of S.N.O. 51. Unrest in Persia.
52. Bushire attacked: Punitive Expedition decided upon.
53. The Operations at Dilwar. 54. Action at Bushire.
55. Decision to advance on Kut,