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Artillery under Brig H W Trevelyan | Artillery under Brig H W Trevelyan | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Persian_War | [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:Wars and Campaigns|Persian War 1856-57]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Persian War]] | [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Persian War]] | ||
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Summary
Persia's expansion on its eastern frontier culminated in 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
- 3rd Troop Horse Artillery
- 1st Company 1st Battalion European Foot Artillery
- 4th Company 1st Battalion European Foot Artillery
- Reserve European Foot Artillery
Cavalry Brigade under Brig T Tapp
- Two squadrons 3rd Regiment Light Cavalry (243 troopers) under Capt Forbes
- Two troops of Poona Irregular Horse (176 troopers)
1st Infantry Brigade under Brig J Stopford CB
- HM 64th Regiment of Foot under Maj Sterling
- 20th Native Infantry under Capt Macleod
2nd Infantry Brigade under Brig R W Honner
- 2nd Bombay European Light Infantry under Lt-Col Ramsay
- 4th Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps) under Maj Manson
- 2nd Belooch Battalion under Capt Hough
Engineer Department under Brevet Maj J Hill
- Two Companies of Sappers & Miners under Capt Dickinson
Total 4234
Second Division
Brig-Gen Havelock CB
First Brigade under Brig Hamilton
- 78th HighLanders
- 26th Native Infantry
Second Brigade under Brig Hale
- 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
Persian War 1856-57 Wikipedia
Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign Google Books
Persian War- Blackwoods Magazine Google Books
Outram's Despatches Google Books
Pages in category "Persian War"
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