Report by Captain John Nicholl Robert Campbell of his Mission to the Russian Camp at Abbasabad
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Report by Captain John Nicholl Robert Campbell of his Mission to the Russian Camp at Abbasabad
- Creator:
- Author: John Nicholl Robert Campbell
- Date:
- 1827/1827
- Description:
- Abstract: Report by Captain John Nicholl Robert Campbell of his mission to the Russian camp at the recently captured fortress of Abbasabad [‘Abbasabad], dated 14 October 1827 to 22 October 1827, during which he communicated the desire of the Persian Government to negotiate a peace agreement in the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Campbell details his conferences with General D’Obreskoff [Aleksandr Mikhailovich Obreskov], who has been appointed by the Emperor of Russia as the ‘Chief Diplomatic Agent’ empowered to negotiate peace with Persia, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia]. At these meetings the following matters were discussed:That the opportunity for the agreement of a more favourable peace for Persia had been lost following the fall of the fortresses Sirdarabad [Sardari Berd, or Sardar’s Fortress] and AbbasabadThe determination of the Emperor of Russia to ‘avenge’ the invasion of Carabaugh [Karabakh] at the outset of the war, and other perceived slights by Persia to RussiaThe terms Russia will be willing to accept for peace, including territorial cessions north and south of the River Arras [Aras] and reparations for the expenses incurred during the warRussia’s willingness to continue to prosecute the war aggressively should Persia not promptly accede to the terms demanded.The journal also details the arrival of the Governor of Tabreez [Tabriz], Fath Ally Khan [Fatḥ ‘Alī Khān Rashtī] at the camp at Abbasabad, and the negative reaction of the Russians to his arrival. Originally enclosed were copies of correspondence between Captain Campbell and General Paskevitch (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/90).This document was originally enclosed, numbered 5, in dispatch No. 73 of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 1 November 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/84).Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Peace treaties
Military campaigns
Negotiation
Governor-General of Georgia - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0003cf_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0003cf_en
IOR/L/PS/9/71/89
IOR/L/PS/9/71/89