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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME IV.' [35v] (75/540)
The record is made up of 1 volume (266 folios). It was created in 1927. 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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46 HISTORY OF THE WAR: MESOPOTAMIA
to provide from Europe a fourth machine gun company for
each of the six infantry divisions in Mesopotamia.
On the 26th, General Maude explained, in reply, that he
had been considering the future rather than the present, as
owing to the distances involved and the time required to
organise and move troops it seemed advisable to look well
ahead Except for the Russian lapse he was absolutely satisfied
with his position. The enemy’s concentration was evidently
being much delayed. His railhead had only reached Nisibin
it the beginning of September, his river communications
were insufficient for a large force and his land transport would
have to contend with long distances and indifferent roads.
Moreover, the moral of the Turkish troops was generally low,
and there was evidence that our blockade was making it
difficult for them to obtain local supplies. On the other hand,
our own communications, in spite of obvious difficulties, were
working smoothly and satisfactorily , rail, river and land
transport were well organised, while supplies, stores and
munitions were ample ; the fighting spirit of our troops was
very high; and the development of Basra port facilities
promised well. The additional cavalry brigade would be most
useful and he would be glad of four 6 -inch howitzer batteries
if available. In conclusion he said that he realised fully the
undesirability of stinting France to fulfil his requirements,
and he only wished to represent his views as regards the future
in sufficient time.
On the 27th and 28th September the Commander-in-Chief
in India telegraphed to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff,
saying that he could send practically all the troops required
for a new division, except artillery, to reach Mesopotamia
early in 1918. It did not appear as if Falkenhayn could
develop superior strength against General Maude in 1917, but
as soon as railhead reached Mosul he might be able to do so
and restrict General Maude’s area of manoeuvre by pinning
him to the positions covering Baghdad. To counter this,
General Maude would certainly require reinforcements in 1918.
Recruiting in India was so good that they would shortly begin
there the formation of nine of the twenty-one new infantry
battalions which he had mentioned in July ; and by the greater
development of mechanical appliances he might be able to
free a few more units from India for overseas. He also hoped
that the Chief of the Imperial General Staff would soon see his
way to withdrawing the Indian troops from East Africa and
thus enable India to devote her resources to the increasing
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The volume is the fourth 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 in one part, entitled, 'Part V. The Campaign in Upper Mesopotamia, 1917-1918 - North-West Persia and the Caspian, 1918', and consists of the following ten chapters:
- May, June and July 1917
- August and September 1917: The Capture of Ramadi
- October to December 1917 - Occupation of the Jabal Hamrin, Action of Tikrit and Death of General Maude
- January to March 1918: Dunsterville's Mission and the Action of Khan Baghdadi
- April and May 1918: Operations in Kurdistan and Arrangements to Counter the Turco-German Threat beyond our Northern Flank
- British Plans to Stop the Enemy's Advance into Persia and to Obtain Control of the Caspian
- The Fall of Baku
- British Advance up the Tigris: Actions of Fat-Ha Gorge and on the Little Zab
- The Battle of Sharqat and the Armistice
- Conclusion
The volume also includes fourteen maps, entitled:
- The Middle East
- Mesopotamia
- Map 34 - Operations near Ramadi: July and September 1917
- Map 35 - Operations in the Jabal Hamrin: October and December 1917
- Map 36 - Actions at Daur and Tikrit: 2nd and 5th November 1917
- Map 37 - Operations on the Euphrates line: March 1918
- Map 38 - Action of Khan Baghdadi: 26th March 1918
- Map 39 - Operations in the Kifri-Kirkuk area: April and May 1918
- Map 40 - The Cavalry affair of the 27th April 1918, and the action of Tuz Khurmatli, 29th April 1918
- Map 41 - Operations of "Dunsterforce", 1918
- Map 42 - Operations at Baku, August-September 1918
- Map 43 - Operations on the Tigris: 18th-30th October 1918
- Map 44 - Action by 7th Cavalry Brigade near Hadraniya: 29th October 1918
- Map 45 - Battle of Sharqat, 29th October 1918
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- 1 volume (266 folios)
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The volume contains a preface (folios 5-6), a chronological summary of the campaign in Mesopotamia (folios 7-8), a list of contents (folios 8-11), a list of maps and illustrations (folios 11-12), appendices (folios 197-232), an index (folios 233-254), and twelve maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 256-267).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 268; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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