British Military Expedition to Persia
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- British Military Expedition to Persia
- Date:
- 1856/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a secret despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secret Committee, Number 56 of 1856, dated 8 November 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-19 and are dated 7 October to 5 November 1856.They mostly consist of correspondence, relating to the British military expedition about to be despatched against Persia [Iran], including:The publication by the Government of India of proclamations of war against Persia (copies of the proclamations published in the The Calcutta Gazetteof 1 November 1856 are included on folios 157-158)The views of the Government of Bombay and the Government of India on the withdrawal of five officers of the Quartermaster-General’s and Commissariat Departments from Bushire [Bushehr] to Bassadore [Basaidu] on the request of the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Commander Felix Jones.The correspondents are: the Government of India; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay; and Felix Jones.Physical description: 1 item (34 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857)
War (concept) - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100152608251.0x000009_ar
81055/vdc_100152608251.0x000009_en
IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 149-182
IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 149-182