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== 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]] }}
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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 [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.
== Expeditionary Force ==
