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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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136 HISTORY OF THE WAR : MESOPOTAMIA
seventy-three miles beyond Ana in an unsuccessful search for
the gold liras ; and all General Brooking's troops not actually
required in the forward areas were moved back to Hit in
order to lessen the demands for supplies.
The stores at Ana were blown up on the 30th March and
General Cassels’ troops withdrew to Fuhaima, from which
a gradual withdrawal continued for the next few days. By
the 6 th April,* the British advanced dispositions on the
Euphrates consisted of a brigade group at Haditha, a small
post at Alus and the headquarters of the 15th Division with
another brigade group at Khan Baghdadi.
The striking success achieved by General Brooking was all
the more notable in that their recent experience at Ramadi
must have imbued the Turks with the necessity for special
vigilance. Success was due, in the first place, to General
Brooking’s complete preparatory arrangements, to his skilful
dispositions and to his immediate and resolute pursuit; while
in the execution of his plans, the gallantry, dash and endurance
of his officers and men, the fine leadership of General Cassels,
the excellent co-operation by aeroplanes and the work of the
armoured cars and mechanical transport all contributed to
the decisive results. Although the early mornings had been
cool and pleasant, it had been very hot daily from about
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ; and this and the dust had proved very
trying, though mitigated to some extent by the excellent
arrangements for the supply of drinking water by the motor
vans.
During the operations, in which practically the whole of
the Turkish 50th Division was accounted for, the total British
casualties only amounted to 159, including 36 killed or
missing. We buried 40 Turkish dead, others being buried
by the Turks, and we captured 5,254 prisoners, including
18 Germans. In addition we took 12 guns, 47 machine guns
and large quantities of arms, ammunition and other war
material.
These operations revealed how much the road down the
Euphrates above Khan Baghdadi had been improved recently.
With only one exception, all the crossings over the numerous
ravines had either been bridged! or made passable for motor
traffic ; and in many places the road had been regraded. On
, . ■ between the 31 st March and 3rd April there was much rain, which caused
g floods in all the ravines and interfered considerably with movement,
y ror instance at the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haqlan two new masonry bridges, one of
eleven arches and the other of three, had been made.

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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.'
Pages
front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:186v, 188r:255v, back-i
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