1. IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 48-63
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 48-63
- Title:
- Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Commander and Agent, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- The letter describes in detail a failed joint military venture with the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, against the Beni Bow Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe in Oman. The letter covers the preparations, the defeat, and subsequent retreat of the expedition to Soor [Ṣūr]. The author outlines th...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 18 Nov 1820
- Extent:
- 16 folios
