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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
| − | {{War|name=Persian War|dates=1856-57 |image= |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Persia |result=British victory |medal=<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/india_general_service_medal_1854.html India General Service Medal 1854]<br>Clasp: Persia |category=[[:Category:Persian War|Persian War]] }} | + | {{War|name=Persian War|dates=1856-57 |image= 800px-Amir_Kabir_Flag.svg.png|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persia Persia]|combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Persia |result=British victory |medal=<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/india_general_service_medal_1854.html India General Service Medal 1854]<br>Clasp: Persia |category=[[:Category:Persian War|Persian War]] }} |
{{Battlemap|war=Persian War |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.00046f25008bc999cbc54&ll=29.964453,50.811768&spn=14.972912,10.678711&t=p&z=6}} | {{Battlemap|war=Persian War |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.00046f25008bc999cbc54&ll=29.964453,50.811768&spn=14.972912,10.678711&t=p&z=6}} | ||
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1857) Treaty of Paris] was signed on 4 March 1857 and the Persians withdrew from Herat. | 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1857) Treaty of Paris] was signed on 4 March 1857 and the Persians withdrew from Herat. | ||
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== External Links == | == 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<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JrgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=Stalker+Melancholy+Deaths+Bombay+Inquest&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Stalker%20Melancholy%20Deaths%20Bombay%20Inquest&f=false Maj-Gen Stalker's Suicide] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ePoIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA99&dq=Stalker%27s+Death&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Stalker's%20Death&f=false Stalker's Obituary] Google Books | + | [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<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JrgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=Stalker+Melancholy+Deaths+Bombay+Inquest&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Stalker%20Melancholy%20Deaths%20Bombay%20Inquest&f=false Maj-Gen Stalker's Suicide] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ePoIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA99&dq=Stalker%27s+Death&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Stalker's%20Death&f=false Stalker's Obituary] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/224/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Persian War 1856-57] archive.org | ||
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Persian War]] | [[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Persian War]] | ||
[[Category:Persian War| Persian War]] | [[Category:Persian War| Persian War]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Persian War]] | [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Persian War]] | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 14 December 2009
Summary
| Persian War | |
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| 1856-57 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Persia | |
| Combatants: | |
| East India Company | Persia |
| Result: British victory | |
| Medals: India General Service Medal 1854 Clasp: Persia | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Persian War | |
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See our interactive map of Persian War locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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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 Foster 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
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
Maj-Gen Stalker's Suicide Google Books
Stalker's Obituary Google Books
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Persian War 1856-57 archive.org
