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== Summary ==
{{War|name=4th Mysore War |dates=1780-83 |image= |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Kingdom of Mysore |category=[[:Category:4th Mysore War |4th Mysore War]] }}
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== Summary ==
Persia's expansion on its eastern frontier culminated in the occupation of Herat in [[Afghanistan]] on 25 October 1856. Britain responded by declaring war on 1 November. The British under Commodore Young occupied Kharg Island and an advance division under Maj-Gen Stalker took Bushire in December. Reinforcements under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Outram_(British_officer) Sir James Outram] arrived from [[Bombay]] in January 1857. After a series of British victories the Treaty of Paris was signed on 4 March 1857 and the Persians withdrew from Herat.
 
== Expeditionary Force ==
'''First Division'''<br>
''Maj-Gen Stalker CB''<br>
 
''Artillery under Brig H W Trevelyan''
*3rd Troop [[Bombay Horse Artillery|Horse Artillery]]
*1st Company 1st Battalion [[Bombay European Foot Artillery|European Foot Artillery]]
*4th Company 1st Battalion [[Bombay European Foot Artillery|European Foot Artillery]]
*Reserve [[Bombay European Foot Artillery|European Foot Artillery]]<br>
 
''Cavalry Brigade under Brig T Tapp''<br>
*Two squadrons [[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Regiment Light Cavalry]] (243 troopers) under Capt Forbes
*Two troops of [[Poona Horse|Poona Irregular Horse]] (176 troopers)<br>
''1st Infantry Brigade under Brig J Stopford CB''<br>
*HM [[64th Regiment of Foot]] under Maj Sterling
*[[20th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|20th Native Infantry]] under Capt Macleod<br>
 
''2nd Infantry Brigade under Brig R W Honner''<br>
*[[2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers|2nd Bombay European Light Infantry]] under Lt-Col Ramsay
*[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|4th Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)]] under Maj Manson
*[[26th (Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|2nd Belooch Battalion]] under Capt Hough<br>
 
''Engineer Department under Brevet Maj J Hill''<br>
*Two Companies of [[Bombay Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] under Capt Dickinson<br>
Total 4234
 
'''Second Division'''<br>
''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Havelock Brig-Gen Havelock CB]''<br>
 
''First Brigade under Brig Hamilton''<br>
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|78th HighLanders]]
*[[26th (Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|26th Native Infantry]]
 
''Second Brigade under Brig Hale''
*[[23rd Bombay Rifles|23rd Native Light Infantry]]
*[[14th Light Dragoons]]
*No 3 Light Field Battery (6 guns) under Capt Hatch
*No 5 Light Field Battery (6 guns) under Capt Gibbard
*4th troop of Horse Artillery (6 guns) under Maj Blake
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Persian_War Persian War 1856-57] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BnwcAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_gkHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA343&dq=Persian+War+1856&as_brr=3&ei=todlSr_gEozcygTZuazVAw Persian War- Blackwoods Magazine] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DopJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Lieut.-General+Sir+James+Outram%27s+Persian+campaign+in+1857&ei=CIllSsP6JJa4yQTv8KnPAw Outram's Despatches] Google Books
 
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Persian War 1856-57]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Persian War]]

Revision as of 11:14, 5 September 2009

Summary

4th Mysore War
1780-83
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Result:
Medals:
Links:
Category: 4th Mysore War
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Persian War
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Summary

Persia's expansion on its eastern frontier culminated in the occupation of Herat in Afghanistan on 25 October 1856. Britain responded by declaring war on 1 November. The British under Commodore Young occupied Kharg Island and an advance division under Maj-Gen Stalker took Bushire in December. Reinforcements under Sir James Outram arrived from Bombay in January 1857. After a series of British victories the Treaty of Paris was signed on 4 March 1857 and the Persians withdrew from Herat.

Expeditionary Force

First Division
Maj-Gen Stalker CB

Artillery under Brig H W Trevelyan

Cavalry Brigade under Brig T Tapp

1st Infantry Brigade under Brig J Stopford CB

2nd Infantry Brigade under Brig R W Honner

Engineer Department under Brevet Maj J Hill

Total 4234

Second Division
Brig-Gen Havelock CB

First Brigade under Brig Hamilton

Second Brigade under Brig Hale

External Links

Persian War 1856-57 Wikipedia
Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign Google Books
Persian War- Blackwoods Magazine Google Books
Outram's Despatches Google Books