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'''Second Division'''<br>
'''Second Division'''<br>
''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Havelock Brig-Gen Havelock CB]''<br>
''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Havelock Brig-Gen Havelock CB]''<br>
''First Brigade under Brig Hamilton''<br>
''First Brigade under Brig Hamilton''<br>
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|78th HighLanders]]
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|78th HighLanders]]
*26th Native Infantry
*[[26th (Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|26th Native Infantry]]
 
''Second Brigade under Brig Hale''
''Second Brigade under Brig Hale''
*23rd Native Light Infantry
*[[23rd Bombay Rifles|23rd Native Light Infantry]]
*14th Light Dragoons
*[[14th Light Dragoons]]
*No 3 Light Field Battery (6 guns) under Capt Hatch
*No 3 Light Field Battery (6 guns) under Capt Hatch
*No 5 Light Field Battery (6 guns) under Capt Gibbard
*No 5 Light Field Battery (6 guns) under Capt Gibbard

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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

Pages in category "Persian War"

The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.