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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME IV.' [52r] (108/540)
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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ACTION OF DAUR 75
camps about five miles to the north-westward of Daur. The
mission of the Cavalry Division was to surprise the enemy
and press vigorously any success which it might achieve ; but
it was to be careful to guard its northern flank against the
advance of hostile reinforcements from that direction.
The advanced troops of the main column with adequate
artillery were to be deployed on a line about seven miles south
west of Daur in time to move forward from there at 4.30 a.m.
The mission of this column was to avoid an advance so early
as to give the alarm prematurely, but to arrive on the scene
in sufficient time to exploit to the full any surprise success that
the cavalry might achieve and to prevent the enemy from
turning his whole attention to the cavalry.
The necessity of careful guiding, extreme secrecy and exact
timings during the night march was emphasised ; and during
the hours of daylight after 4 p.m. on the 1 st November reports
were to be sent to General Headquarters at least hourly and
at other times as necessary.
The Turkish first line of trenches extended in a large southerly
salient to a point about five miles west of the Tigris, with a
second line in rear whose right flank overlapped the right
flank of the first line. For the few days preceding the attack
No. 63 Squadron, R.F.C., carried out many special reconnais
sances of, and photographed, this position.
The country on the Tigris right bank between the Turkish
first line and the British position near Samarra was of a varying
nature. Generally speaking, the area adjoining the river for
a width of about two miles was a flat low-lying plain; while
west of this, also for a width of about two miles, was a strip
of broken ground bounded on the west by a low plateau of
bare, open and undulating country.
General Cobbe’s operation order of the 31st October followed
the lines of that issued by General Maude on the 28th* His
striking force was divided into three groups—the Cavalry
Division under General Jones, the 7th Division under General
Fane and the 21st Infantry Brigade under General Leslie.f
* As usual, General Maude’s order had been drawn up as a result of previous
discussion with General Cobbe.
f Cavalry Division Group —The Cavalry Division, C/56th Battery, R.F.A.,
and eight armoured cars of the 13th, 14th and 15th Light Armoured Motor
Batteries.
1th Division Group —7th Division (less 21st Infantry Brigade and three
batteries 56th Brigade, R.F.A.), 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Lancers (less
two squadrons), 4th Brigade, R.F.A. and a Heavy Artillery Group (2/86th
Battery less one section, 157th Battery and 257th Battery) of six 60-pounders,
and four 6-inch howitzers.
21s* Brigade Group —One squadron 32nd Lancers, 21st Infantry Brigade,
two armoured cars 6th Light Armoured Motor Battery, 56th Brigade,
R.F.A. (less two batteries), one section 2/86th Battery (60-pounders), and
4th Company Sappers and Miners.
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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
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (266 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- 'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME IV.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:186v, 188r:255v, back-i
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