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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME IV.' [67v] (139/540)
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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104 HISTORY OF THE WAR : MESOPOTAMIA
General Marshall could spare. It was realised that their
despatch would depend on the condition of the roads and the
supply situation, but prompt action was desirable if possible
These measures were, however, only to be regarded as a
temporary expedient to meet a critical situation and were not
to be looked upon as extending the mission previously laid
down for General Marshall’s force.
Bicharakoff, however, was already well on his way and would
reach Kermanshah long before a British detachment could join
him. General Marshall, therefore, arranged, with the approval
of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, that the British
detachment should not go further than Harunabad till intima
tion had been received from Bicharakoff that it would be
advisable for it to do so.
This mounted detachment—known as “ Bridges’ Column ”
and consisting of one section “ S ” Battery, R.H.A., 14th
Hussars, a section 15th Machine Gun Squadron and* some
administrative details under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel E. J. Bridges, 14th Hussars—was at once formed at
Sadiya, but owing to heavy rain did not move to Baquba
till the 13th January. At that time the road beyond Pai
Taq to Harunabad was impracticable for the movement of
troops, and, except for brief spells of fine weather, was likely
to remain so throughout the winter. No news had been
received from Bicharakoff and it was decided that the detach
ment should remain at Qasr-i-Shirin till General Marshall was
in definite touch with that officer.
On the 18th January Bridges’ Column reached Qasr-i-Shirin,
where Matthews’ Column* was already located. Colonel
Matthews had returned on the 9th from Pai Taq, where he had
gone with a part of his column to meet and escort back wireless
and survey sections, which had been attached to the Russian
j?2r e Kermanshah, and he had experienced considerable
difficulty owing to the indifferent state of the road and bad
weather. Arrangements were made to carry out immediate
improvement of this road and by the end of the month the
bulk of Matthews’ Column was located at Surkhadiza Khan,
with small detachments at Pai Taq and Sar-i-pul.
i ^ )uns * :erv ^ e arrived at Baghdad from India on the
loth January. By his instructions from the Chief of the
°lJ wo droops 12th Cavalry, 26th Mountain Battery (less one
section), 1 /4th Hampshire Regiment, 186th Machine Gun Company (less
Smnn^ 0 M ) V 0n | C ^ mpany J 12 J 8th Pioneer s. two armoured cars 6th Light
Matthf wq i /aeT M atter y' an< L a( ^ m ^ n i s trative details under Lieutenant-Colonel
Matthews, l/4th Hampshire Regiment.
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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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