 | Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 1028 pages
...the Bolan Pass, and in either case the enemy would be taken in flank or in the rear. In the meantime the Euphrates Valley Railway would give them the command of the sea-board of the Persian Gulf, and not only this, but the completion of that railway would practically make Chatham nearer to any... | |
 | Sir William Patrick Andrew - Eastern question (Central Asia). - 1882 - 130 pages
...Illustrative Maps, Statistical Tables, ,fcc., from Official Sources. 8t-o., 10s. Gd. \VH ALLEN & CO. " In reference to the Punjaub, the capacity of moving...practically make Chatham nearer to any point of action in tlie Persian territory, than any military force which could be brought to bear upon it from Central... | |
 | J. Forbes Munro - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 546 pages
...India's North-West frontier. 'The Euphrates Valley Railway', he claimed, 'would give them [the British] command of the seaboard of the Persian Gulf; the completion...which could be brought to bear upon it from Central Asia.'31 In the same year, WP Andrew and Lord Shaftesbury led a deputation 30 'An Old Indian Postmaster',... | |
 | J. HIGGINBOTHAM - 1862 - 838 pages
...to the Bolan Pass ; and in either case the enemy would be taken in flank or rear. In the mean time, the Euphrates Valley Railway would give them the command of the sea-board of the Persian Gulf; and not only this, but the completion of that railway would practically mahe Chatham nearer to the... | |
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The Euphrates Valley Railway would give them the command of the sea-board of the Persian Gulf, the completion of that railway would practically make Chatham nearer to any point of action in the Persian territory, than any military force which could be... 