Category: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

• 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