"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الجزء II. ج. ج. لوريمر. ١٩١٥" [‎١‎٦‎٩‎٧] (١٢٦٢/٢١٤)

1697
'^bl thing behind them in their flight. Just as they evacuated the place ail
enormous magazine^ that containing the whole of their reserve am-
someti munition, was blown up,—whether designedly or by accident remained
.al fitgi uncertain. The British force continued in pursuit of the Persians for
led, aii three or four miles beyond Muhammareh in the direction of Ahwa^
witH but overtook none of them except wounded stragglers; finally they
fcem bivouacked on their ground. At the close of the day a thanksgiving
The"! service was held on the a Assaye ^ by the Rev. Mr. Badger and was
anders, attended by Sir J. Outram and his staff^ Captain Kemball, and others,
oughsef The exact loss of the Persians was difficult to ascertain, but 80 or 90
rieg ^ bodies were found unburied in their batteries and the total number of
11, their killed was estimated at 200. Among the partially wounded was
andiji Sartip Agha Jan Khan, one of their most esteemed officers, who fell in
l-'Aiij the north battery, and whom they carried off with them in their
t part| retirement. Considerable execution was found to have been done in
ation l{{ ^he Persian camps, though far distant from the river, by a fire of shell
explol and grape which had from time to time been turned in their direction
by the ships. Few Persian wounded were seen, but many were after-
ame m
ickstiif wards reported to have been murdered by Arabs while endeavouring to
occupid
make good their escape. The enemy abandoned 16 guns, 6 to 18-poun-
"Vicli ( ^ ers ^ which fell into the hands of the British troops, also an 8-inch
in einfci brass mortar; but the mortar and some of the guns, as captured, were in
an unserviceable condition. The Persians took away with them 5, or
possibly 6 field guns: and the others which their batteries had been
valrj, ® ,, 7
e- Ui re P con ^ am were presumed to have been thrown into the rivers
' or creeks, in the mud of which two of those taken were recovered,
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jy Man y small arms and some quantities of ammunition, including 3,600
, rounds, for the artillery, 4,000 loose shot and shell, mostly for 9 and
camps ^ -i o ,
^ i^-pounders, and 14,400 lbs. of powder, were collected; and it was
of tbel Ca ^ cu ^ a ^ e ^ about 144,000 lbs. of powder must have been destroyed
i ttleW in ex l ) ^ os ^ ons w hich took place in the Persian lines during or after
Hisl^ 18 ac ^ 0n • ^ en ^ s the number of 132 and a large amount of provi-
^ ...r s ^ ons were captured. One reason of the Persians' being obliged to
6 ' abandon most of their effects was that, perfectly assured of their ability
lig aI1 to defend Muhammareh with success, they had sent their animal
transport away to Ahwaz, where fodder was more easily obtainable,
ihey sii hat they did succeed in carrying off was plundered, to a large extent,
aim# Y Arabs who beset them in their retreat.
^2' 't r ^ e ^ 0ss ^ whole engagement was trifling: in the fleet
amounted only to 5 killed, and one officer—Lieutenant Harriet, I.N.,
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