Copy of Dispatch No. 64 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Camp near Tabreez, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton

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Copy of dispatch No. 64 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in camp near Tabreez [Tabriz], to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 5 September 1827. Macdonald Kinneir gives a detailed account of the victory won by Persian troops, led by Prince Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Qājār], over Russian forces near Eutch Keleesia [an Armenian religious site, possibly at present-day Vagharshapat] during the ongoing war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/39). The account gives details of the troops involved, the events of the battle itself and the losses incurred by both sides, and includes a brief annex of the Persian troops present, detailing their numbers and where they were from. Macdonald Kinneir also praises the recent performance of Abbas Meerza’s troops, whom he notes have been trained by British officers, particularly Major Isaac Hart, and indicates that the victory has given confidence to the troops and will help to improve Abbas Meerza’s reputation in Azerbijan [Azerbaijan].

The letter includes a list of papers concerning the battle, which were originally enclosed (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/42-46).

This document was originally enclosed in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the East India Company of 5 September 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/38).

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1 item (4 folios)

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

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/PS/9/71/41

History of this record

Date(s)

5 Sep 1827 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

BattlesRusso-Persian War (1826-1828)

People & organisations

East India Company Envoy to PersiaGovernment of Bengal, Chief Secretary

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Copy of Dispatch No. 64 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Camp near Tabreez, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/71/41, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00039f> [accessed 29 August 2024]

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