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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME IV.' [64v] (133/540)
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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98
HISTORY OF THE WAR: MESOPOTAMIA
On the 6 th December General Marshall learnt from th
commander of the Russian Caucasus Armies that an armisf *
between Turkey and Russia had been arranged ; and on th
22 nd, peace negotiations opened at Brest-Litovsk. This was
the end, so far as Russian co-operation in Mesopotamia was
concerned. Although His Majesty's Government was not
primarily nor specially concerned with the form or composition
of the new Russian Government, it was directly affected bv
the attitude of Russia towards the enemy powers Ther
were still large parts of Russia which in no way acknowledged
Bolshevik authority and disclaimed any intention of maldn?
peace with the Central Powers; and these His Majesty's
Government decided to support as the best means of keening
employed enemy troops, who would otherwise be available
for use against us or our allies.*
The spirit animating part of the Russian army is well
exemplified by the behaviour of Colonel Bicharakoff and his
detachment. On hearing of the Russo-Turkish armistice
General Marshall arranged that this detachment should leave
his command and rejoin General Baratoff. But, declaring
that the Russian peace proposals were shameful and treacherous
Colonel Bicharakoff and his detachment announced unani-
mousiy that they desired to remain in Mesopotamia and
fight with the British. This was agreed to as a temporary
arrangement. F y
There were several thousand Austrian and German prisoners
0 l War < o thlS tin \ C m Trans "Caspia and Russian Turkestan
who, if Russia made peace, might cross into Persia and enter
into anti-British activities; and the outlook was rendered
more senous by mutinous outbreaks among Baratoff’s troops
at Hamadan about the middle of December.f Consequently,
m view of the doubtful quality and possible withdrawal of
Baratoff s troops the British Minister at Tehran suggested
< t General Marshall should take over the protection of the
Khamqin Hamadan road, as being likely to produce a stabilising
effect on the Persian Government. General Marshall, however,
pointed out th at this would be beyond the scope of the mission
his force and that it would, moreover, entail the em ployment
from reachhie^Cprm-fn W J iat cou ^ f° save Rumania, to prevent supplies
a Pan-Turanian movement eastward. ° Ur ^ * Meso P otamia and P revent
was one whicharmistice between Russia and the enemy powers
BuUt Sf, from Persia of the troops of both
or Turkey observing tht arr“ gemen"^ C ° Uld b6 P ‘ aCed ° n either Geiaa ° Y
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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)
- 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:186v, 188r:255v, back-i
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