Aden Affairs
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Aden Affairs
- Date:
- 1854/1855
- Description:
- Abstract: The item is comprised of manuscript copies of secret letters and despatches concerning British relations with Arab tribes in the hinterland of Aden and discussion of contingencies in the event of armed intervention by the British. Topics discussed include:The adoption of a policy of retaliation by British forces for offences against British forcesThe use of HCS Elphinstoneto deploy troopsThe plan of attack formulated by the Political Resident at Aden in conjunction with George Percy Badger, Chaplain at AdenRelations with the Sultan of Lahej, the Fadlis and the Abdali.The principal correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel W M Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden and H L Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay [Mumbai].Physical description: 1 item (26 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military operations
Sultan of Lahej - Geographic region:
- Aden
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100115478364.0x00000e_ar
81055/vdc_100115478364.0x00000e_en
IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 12-37
IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 12-37