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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [233r] (470/566)
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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AFFAIR OF LARDEH
411
occupied about 5 a.m. By this time it was light * Nothing
had been seen or heard of the Left Column, and, as its point of
debouchment into the valley was clearly visible, it was assumed
to have lost its way. The 117th Mahrattas then advanced into
the valley to deal with the enemy and at once encountered fire
from three sides. But, pressing on, they drove the enemy first
out of his sangars across the low ground and then out of two
encampments on this low ground, inflicting considerable loss on
him and forcing him back into the higher hills.
The retirement of the column was ordered at 8.45 a.m. and,
except for some slight amount of firing, was not interfered with
by the enemy. The rear guard reached Borazjan at 4 p.m., by
which time the column had covered since 11 p.m. on the 30th
about 24 miles including an ascent and descent of 4,000 feet.
As the foot of the hills had been reached on the return march,
a column, taken to be Major Franks's, had been observed
issuing from the hills on a parallel alignment two or three miles
to the north. But after arrival at Borazjan it was found to
consist only of the machine guns, Lewis guns and transport
mules of that column with an escort.
The Left Column, which was accompanied by Captain Wallace,
had found its route a great deal longer and more difficult than
had been expected and was also delayed for three quarters of
an hour through the guide losing his way. Moreover, the last
portion of the track proved quite impassable for mules. But
Major Franks decided to push on with his leading infantry
(about 100 rifles) so as to co-operate with the Right Column.
These infantry reached the crest over the valley at 7.30 a.m.,
just as they heard the guns of the Right Column open fire, and
then pushed on, sweeping up the valley, but failing, in spite of
several attempts, to gain touch with, or sight of, the Right
Column ; and it was not till 10 a.m. that the ground on which
the Right Column should have been was sighted.
In the meantime these 100 infantry had cleared the valley
against a certain amount of opposition, which steadily increased;
they had taken about 30 prisoners and many animals; had
burnt Lardeh village and an encampment; and had blown up
a magazine containing about 70,000 rounds of rifle ammu
nition and 150 bombs and shell. Their own casualties totalled
8 and they had killed at least three times that number
of the enemy.
At 7.30 a.m. Major Franks had sent his Persian guide back
to lead the rest of his column up by another track which the
* Sunrise was about 6.15 a.m.
(27782) 2 E
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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)
- Arrangement
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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