'Summary of the Hejaz revolt'

IOR/L/MIL/17/16/13

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The record is made up of 16 folios. It was created in 1918. 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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This report was prepared by the General Staff, War Office, 31 Aug 1918. It is a summary of the Hejaz revolt from outbreak in June 1916 to December 1918. Includes account of the attack on the Hejaz railway by Arab forces and T H Lawrence.

Appendices on King Hussein; Ibn Saud; Ibn Rashid; the Jemal Pashas; Maurice's report; enemy political activity; Zionist movement; Turkish interposition between main British and Arab forces; Kuwait blockade; attitude of the northern Arabian tribes towards the Hejaz revolt; Fakhri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. at Medina; enemy casualties and Turkish troops.

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16 folios

Arrangement

Pages 1-9 are narrative of events, pages 11-21 are appendices.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 booklet also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/16/13
Former external reference(s): 6144 19WO
Date(s): 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: First World War (1914-1918)
Places: Hejaz
People & organisations: War Office

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/16/13
Title: 'Summary of the Hejaz revolt'
Pages: front, front-i, 1:28, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence