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Incomplete letter written by Capt Hill Wallace, Brigade Major of Artillery, Bombay Artillery, to a recipient identified only as ‘My dear Wallace’, 29 Mar 1857. Concerns an action in the Battle of Mohemmera during which mortars mounted on a raft launched a surprise bombardment of the Persians. From a collection relating to Capt (later Maj Gen) Hill Wallace. Incomplete transcript available. Associated with The Battle of Mohammerah, Persian War (1856-1857), 1857.

Mohammerah, Battle of, 1857 (Persian War 1856-1857)