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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [147v] (299/454)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1923. 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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270 HISTORY OF THE WAR : MESOPOTAMIA
At this period, the Turks were fully occupied in Armenia
and the region of Lake Van, where the Russians had just
gained some considerable success. In Persia, the German
activities were becoming so pronounced that there seemed
every chance that Persia might come into the war on the
German side ; in Aden, the small British force could only take
up a purely defensive attitude before a Turco-Arab advance
within our administrative frontier ; at Gallipoli, the British
force was only holding its own and unable to progress ; and in
India, trouble was again threatening the
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
,
this time from the Mohmand country.
On the 10th June, the Chief of the General Staff, India,
telegraphed to General Nixon asking for his plan for the effec
tive occupation of the Basra vilayet, to which the Government
of India desired to obtain the sanction of H.M. Government.
In reply, next day. General Nixon stated that he was making
preparations for an advance on Nasiriya, the occupation of
which place—with that of Amara—would, he considered,
achieve the required purpose. He considered that to occupy
Kut al Amara would render our position still more effective,
as we should thus hold both ends of the Shatt al Hai. He
would, however, first occupy Nasiriya and open relations
with the Arab tribes in that neighbourhood. If, after this,
he still considered it possible to advance from Amara to Kut,
he would then determine the force advisable for the operation
and the extra reinforcements he would require. He was at once
told from India that he must not expect any reinforcements.
On the 13th, the Viceroy wired to Mr. Chamberlain :
“ Nixon wires that he proposes that two brigades should
now move on Nasiriya in order to secure Euphrates portion
of Basra vilayet. We concur in this operation, which
should have a good effect on the Euphrates tribes, and
propose to instruct him to proceed as soon as his prepara
tions are complete. His present force should be quite
sufficient for the success of operation and the maintenance
of new position.”
To this telegram the Viceroy received no reply ; assuming
that H.M. Government had agreed, sanction to advance was
sent from India to General Nixon on the 22nd ; and Mr.
Chamberlain was informed on the 27th that General Nixon
was commencing his advance on Nasiriya.
This advance to Nasiriya had to a great extent been advo
cated and agreed to on political grounds ; for Nasiriya was the
headquarters of the powerful Muntafik tribes. But General
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The volume is the first volume of an official government publication compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volume was printed and published at His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
The contents provide a narrative of the operations of 1914-1918 in Mesopotamia, based mainly on official documents.
The volume is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled, 'Part I. Before the Outbreak of Hostilities', consists of the following five chapters:
- General Description of the Country
- The Turks in Mesopotamia
- British Pre-War Policy
- The Army in India and Pre-War Military Policy
- Inception of the Operations
The second part, entitled, 'Part II. The Campaign in Lower Mesopotamia', consists of the following seven chapters:
- The Landing in Mesopotamia of Force "D" and the Operations Leading to the Occupation of Basra
- The Occupation of Basra and the Capture of Qurna
- Commencement of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
- Development and Defeat of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
- Operations in Arabistan and the Capture of Amara
- Operations on the Euphrates and the Occupation of Nasiriya
- The battle of Kut and Occupation of Aziziya
The volume also includes nine maps, entitled:
- The Middle East
- Lower Mesopotamia
- Map 1 - To illustrate operations described in Chapter VI
- Map 2 - To illustrate fighting near Qurna
- Map 3 - To illustrate fighting round Shaiba
- Map 4 - To illustrate operations in Persian Arabistan
- Map 5 - To illustrate operations in the Akaika Channel 27th June to 5th July 1915
- Map 6 - To illustrate operations near Nasiriya 6th to 24th July 1915
- Map 7 - To illustrate the Battle of Kut 28th September 1915
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- 1 volume (223 folios)
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The volume contains a page of errata (folio 5), a list of contents (folios 6-8), a list of maps and illustrations (folio 9), appendices (folios 185v-192), an index (folios 192v-214v), and eight maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 217-224).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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