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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [250r] (506/566)
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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ACTION OF ANNENKOVO
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uadrons about three miles to the north-west. A little later
a prisoner was brought in who stated that the Bolsheviks were
advancing to attack the Trans-Caspian left.
By 10 a.m. the broken railway had been repaired and com
munication restored with Bairam Ali, where a company of the
Punjabis at once entrained and started for the front, being
followed by most of the other troops there and by the half
squadron 28th Light Cavalry from Merv.
Fog continued to obscure the view and it was not till about
noon that Trans-Caspian mounted patrols reported an enepiy
concentration about three miles north-west of the position.
In the meantime the following dispositions had been made to
meet the plan of attack which the enemy was said, by the
captured prisoner, to be following. The right flank, where the
railway curved northward, was covered by the half-squadron
28th Light Cavalry and the Turkoman horse, with the two
armoured trains drawn up in their rear. In the centre, to the
north-west of these trains, the Punjabi company (Captain G.
Pigot) was deployed parallel to the railway with the Meshed
detachment on its left; and to the left again, and a little in
advance, were the Armenian infantry.
At 12.30 p.m. the last named were ordered to advance and
soon encountered advancing enemy infantry. At the same
time eight hostile guns opened fire but, owing to the poor
visibility, their continuous fire had little effect.
The Punjabis experienced little difficulty in maintaining
their position, but the Armenians, who were unexpectedly
fighting very well, were greatly outnumbered and had to be
reinforced by a Punjabi platoon. The enemy, however, con
tinued to push in fresh troops and, under a heavy enfilading
machine gun fire, the Armenians broke and fled. The Meshed
Detachment then took their place, but by 3 p.m. the enemy
had brought up so many men that he threatened to^ outflank
completely the whole position. Fortunately, at this critical
juncture, the train carrying Major J. G. P. Drummond s com
pany of Punjabis from Bairam Ah steamed up and came on
right into the hail of bullets. The men jumped out of the
carriages, formed into line and advanced straight against e
enemy’s right flank. The Bolsheviks held their ground ti e
Punjabis were within 50 yards and then broke and ne m
disorder, losing heavily as they crossed the front of the other
In themStime about three squadrons of Bolshevik cavalry
and 1,500 Bolshevik infantry had started to attack me
(27782)
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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