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IOR/L/MIL/17/16/19
- Record Id:
- 040-000799179
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000799157
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001e4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028416624.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/19
- Title:
- 'Remarks on the Bashi-Bazouks and other irregulars; including brief reflections on the present war. With a sketch of General William Ferguson Beatson, organiser of the Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean campaign' by Colonel William Ferguson Beatson Laurie
- Scope & Content:
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The volume comprises information about the Bashi-Bazouks and other irregulars including the following:
- remarks – discusses the notoriety and character of the Bashi-Bazouks, and their involvement in the Bulgarian atrocities during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877. A brief assessment of Turkish and Russian military is included, alongside a summary of current British interests in Asia Minor, and the involvement of William Ferguson Beatson with the Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean War (1853-1856);
- Egypt – notes British interest in the country, and the announcement of intentions to send a force from India to occupy and hold Egypt in the event of an attack;
- the Turkish Irregulars – notes the use and advantage of using large irregular forces;
- Major-General W F Beatson – provides a biography of the man with remarks on his character, and details of his military career;
- papers relating to General Beatson's Indian Career - contains extracts, an inscription, and a quote dated 1848-1860.
The front cover (f 1) contains an inscription to General Sir Garnet Wolseley (who served in the Crimea Campaign) with the author's compliments, dated July 1877.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000788810
037-000799157
038-000799176
040-000799179 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/17 : Military Department Library
IOR/L/MIL/17/16 : Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17-27 : Turkey
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/19 : 'Remarks on the Bashi-Bazouks and other irregulars; including brief reflections on the present war. With a sketch of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0017]/036-000788810[0016]/037-000799157[0003]/038-000799176[0003]/040-000799179
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume (10 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001e4
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1877
- End Date:
- 1877
- Date Range:
- 1877
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)