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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎214v] (433/566)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (279 folios). It was created in 1929. 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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378
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
Bushire ; At the same time the Persian Governor wrote to the outlaw
September Khans pointing out the futility of resistance and suggesting
191 ' a meeting with a view to coming to terms.
It soon became evident, however, after an attempt to start
negotiations, that the Khans were not convinced that they
would have to come to terms ; and with a following of about
600 men they started to entrench a position at Chaghadak.
A demand to evacuate Ghaghadak was consequently sent to
them on the 28th September.
Early next morning, by General Douglas’s orders, a small
column under Major J. S. Corlett (15th Lancers)—consisting
of a squadron 15th Lancers, the field gun section, the 2/113th
Infantry, a section machine gun company and a water party
from the 54th Company Sappers and Miners—moved out from
Bushire across the mashileh. At 6.15 a.m. the cavalry patrols e
came into contact with the enemy, who was holding a line of
about 1,200 yards of trench in front of Chaghadak, with small ||
bodies of riflemen scattered among the palm groves between v
that village and Ali Changi, some two miles to the south-east.
A heavy fire was opened by the advancing British, and the jj
enemy at Chaghadak fled precipitately as soon as the 113th
began to deploy and before the 15th Lancers had time to get
round the enemy’s rear. Chaghadak was occupied at 8.30 a.m. J
and, leaving two companies to hold that village, the remainder
of the column advanced to Ali Changi, driving small parties
of the enemy before them.
British casualties amounted to three killed and two wounded;
those of the enemy, which were not great, being subsequently
estimated at thirty. The state of his demoralisation was, how
ever, clear by the fact that he had abandoned in the trenches
nearly 30,000 rounds of ammunition, a few animals and a good
deal of other property. ..

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A confidential publication compiled, by arrangement with the Government of India, under the direction of the Historical Section of The Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General FJ Moberly. The volume is part of the Official History of the Great War series produced by the British Government.

The volume begins with a preface by Moberly and is then divided into 11 (I-XI) chapters, plus appendices, as follows:

  • Chapter I: Introductory
  • Chapter II: August 1914 to June 1915, Enemy efforts to bring Persia into the War
  • Chapter III: July to November 1915, Enemy action and Persian weakness necessitate Allied intervention
  • Chapter IV: December 1915 to May 1916, Successful results of Allied operations
  • Chapter V: May to December 1916, Turkish invasion of Western Persia and British measures in South and East Persia
  • Chapter VI: December 1916 to August 1917, Effects of British success in Mesopotamia
  • Chapter VII: September 1917 to April 1918, The failure of Persia to maintain her neutrality necessitates further British intervention
  • Chapter VIII: May to July 1918, The effect in Persia of the German successes in France; and the anti-British outbreak in Fars
  • Chapter IX: July to September 1918, The tide turns in favour of the Allies
  • Chapter X: October to 11th November 1918, The effect of our victories
  • Chapter XI: Conclusion

The volume contains fourteen maps, some of which are in a pocket in the inside back cover, as follows:

  • 1. Operations at Bushire 1915 (folio 275)
  • 2. Portion of Perso-Afghan frontier (folio 276)
  • 3. Operations at Dilbar, 13th-15th August 1915 (folio 66)
  • 4. Operations of General Dyer in Sarhad, April-August 1916 (folio 277)
  • 5. Wanderings of German parties in Persia and Afghanistan (folio 278)
  • 6. Affair of Dasht-i-Arjan, 25th September 1916 (folio 128)
  • 7. Affair of Kafta, 5th July 1917 (folio 144)
  • 8. Northern Fars (folio 177)
  • 9. Action of Deh Shaikh, 25th May 1918 (folio 182)
  • 10. Shiraz (folio 194)
  • 11. Operations from Bushire, September 1918-January 1919 (folio 279)
  • 12. Plan of East Persia L. of C. (folio 231)
  • 13. Operations for relief of Firuzabad, October 1918 (folio 236)
  • 14. Persia (folio 280)

The volume also includes a bibliography (folio 14).

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1 volume (279 folios)
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At the front of the volume there is a contents page (ff 6-14), list of maps (f 14), and list of illustrations (f 14). At the back of the volume is a general index (ff 269-73). All refer to the volume's original pagination.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 281; 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: Operations in Persia 1914-1919'
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