Notebook of John Archibald Ballard, intelligence department, Persian field force
Notebook kept by John Archibald Ballard while serving as Assistant Quartermaster General in the Intelligence department of the Persian Field Force during the Anglo-Persian war. Includes notes of troop movements, lists of commanders and governors names, estimated strengths of units in the region and intelligence reports from deserters, locals and spies.
Record Details
| Item reference: | BLRD/1/1/3; MSS/81/006 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder (1 volume) |
| Date made: | 1855-08-01 - 1855-11-30; 1857-01-06 - 1857-04-18 |
| Creator: | Ballard, John Archibald |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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