"الخليج الفارسي وخليج عُمان. الموارد والدفاعات الساحلية. ١٩٠٣." [ظ‎‎٤‎٩] (١٢٠/١٠٥)

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PERSIAN GULF.—RESOURCES AND DEFENCES.
Persian camp was also bombarded (afterwards discovered, with
effect).
At 7.45 a.m. batteries were only able to reply from three or
four guns.
Between 9 and 10 a.m transports, with about 1,400 troops and
followers, were brought up the hi. channel past the scpiadron
engaging the forts, fortunately without loss. Troops disembarked,
covered by fire from “ Feroze " and “ Ajdaha,” at a point on E.
bank of Shatt-el-Arab about 2,000 yards above N. battery.
Landing parties from “ Semiramis,” “ Clive,” “ Victoria,” and
“ Falkland ” then drove the Persians from N. and S. batteries.
Landing of troops completed by 1.30 p.m. Advance at once
made on Persian entrenched camp. On approach of British force
lersian army retreated precipitately, abandoning enormous
quantities of stores. For want of sufficient cavalry British
pursuit ineffective. Very few casualties among the troops,
■p aval casualties only 5 killed and 18 wounded. This slight loss
due to the fact that all vessels engaged used trusses of compressed
hay to give additional protection to the crews.
Mohammerah was occupied by the British force until 15th
May 1857.
(3) t0 Ahwaz on the K aran River, 1857.-(5ee
On 29th March 1857 (following on the capture of Moham-
under c" ^ ^ arc T h i Sl / r J * Outram sent a small expedition
under Captain Rennie, I.N. (accompanied by Captain Kemball,
Bntish Resident in Turkish Arabia, and other officers) to
reconnoitre the Kanin River as far as Ahwaz, towards which
place the I ersian army had retreated from Mohammerah.
The expedition consisted of :—
2 companies 64th Regiment.
^ 78th Highlanders.
In all 300 men under Captain Hunt, 78th Highlanders
Armed steamer “ Comet,” 2 river steamers, 3 small
gunboats (2 24-pr. howitzers each), 3 cutters.
thJ'gun'ror"'" 6 C “ rried in ‘ he lhl ' ee Steamers ’ towed
Ahwaz is situated on the left (E ) bank nf fLo i
117 miles above Mohammerah. t was kn.nvn ab ° Ut
had collected stores at Ahwa Z /a n rit
retreatang Persian army might be found the“ ^ tha ‘ ‘ he
before. The vessels anchored for the night. 1 Ce the da ^