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'Field Notes on Lower Mesopotamia' [26v] (59/112)
The record is made up of 1 Volume (51 pages). It was created in 1914. 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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Efficiency*
Turkish rein
forcements. ,,
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The majority of the rank and file of the Xllth
and XHIth Corps are Arabs, the remainder being
Turks, Ana tolians from Asia Minor (both Musalman
and Christian) and a few Kurds. None of the troops
in Mesopotamia are well trained. The infantry
are hardy and good natural soldiers. They are
armed with Mauser rifles of two or three
different patterns. The artillery is still mostly
equipped with old pattern guns. The only
Q. F. guns reported are one mountain battery
of 4 guns at Baghdad and one of 4 guns at Musa!
(July 1912). The cavalry regiments are not
well mounted and are bandy a match for the local
Arab mounted tribesmen.
The Turkish IXth, Xth, and Xlth Army Corps
are stationed at Erzerum, Ersinjan and Van
respectively. Owing to the Russian menace on the
Caucasian frontier, and the attitude of Kurds and
Armenians, it is unlikely that any of these corps
could be spread to assist in Mesopotamia. The
Xth Army Corps at Ersinjan has three divisions,
located, two at Ersinjan and one at Siwas.
The other two corps only have two divisions
each.
Land defences.
The fort is a square of 30 yards, having one
entrance by a wooden door in the north face.
Two diagonal corners project about three yards
and give flanked fence; a salient on the west
side also enfilades two faces. The walls are 15 feet
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This booklet, printed in 1914 by the Government of India, is organised into eight chapters that variously discuss the history, geography, population, natural resources, military, maritime, administrative, and communications infrastructure of Lower Mesopotamia. The information is intended for military and intelligence personnel and therefore focuses on these subjects with special attention to the potential for military mobilisation and preparedness.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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.
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- 'Field Notes on Lower Mesopotamia'
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- front, front-i, back, back-i, spine, edge, head, tail, 53r, 2r:52v, 53v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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