Russia and Iran, 1780-1828 - Muriel Atkin

tacked by any third party. In addition, Samuel Manesty (the compa- ny resident at Basra, near the mouth of the Tigris) became al ...

Aqa Mohammad was not impressed by the humble appearance of the two emissaries, who had traveled without an entourage, dis- guise ...

Western lines. Before the arrival of the French, some Russian desert- ers had been employed to train Iranian soldiers, but this ...

of fortification, made some improvements on existing structures (most notably at Yerevan), and drew up plans for the constructio ...

with some of the soldiers serving in the new units and also with religious leaders. Although the new uniforms preserved a few el ...

officer was liable to have his punishment doubled. Despite all these measures, the problem was never fully resolved. For all the ...

some ambiguity about the terms Mirza Musa proposed, an important point since the Russians believed that the shah waived his clai ...

France, that the peace talks between the Iranian and the Russian am- bassadors be held in Paris, with Napoleon's mediation. As a ...

(specifically, S. M. Bronevskii, the Asia expert and veteran of the 1796 campaign) drew up a lengthy argument designed to persua ...

a year. In sum, France's involvement in Iran initially bolstered Iranian hopes. When this alliance proved counterproductive, the ...

Tehran, where a preliminary treaty of alliance was agreed upon. In addition to a provision that obligated Iran to deny any Europ ...

negotiated another treaty, much like the preliminary one except for added details about the nature of British assistance, 'Abbas ...

British presence. An attempt to put the French-trained Shaqaqi in- fantry under British command produced considerable friction. ...

sians involved. However, in Qarabagh, about 2,300 European-style troops defeated nearly 900 Russians at Soltanbud, within fifty ...

established pattern continued during the autumn, when 'Abbas sent his cavalry to lead a hoped-for uprising. Commander-in-chief R ...

300 of those inside were killed. In all, about 2,000 Iranians were killed and more than 500 were captured. Christie and one of t ...

concerned about the behavior of his British ally, which was slow to give the promised aid and, when Minto tried to remove Jones, ...

coincidentally emphasized Iran's devotion to Britain's interests at a time when Iran was counting on British assistance. In fact ...

tionism was localized in the Caucasus and that the tsar was more benevolent. In the event that Russia were unwilling to cede any ...

was little reason for Rtishchev to feel inclined to make concessions. Even more than the victories at Aslanduz and Lankaran, ear ...