Gendarmerie victory The Shiraz expedition (Swedish: Shiraz-expeditionen) was an expedition led by Josef Pousette to link up with the third regiment of the Persian gendarmerie which was stationed in Shiraz.

[2][3] Not much is known about the actual journey to Shiraz, though Pousette stated that at an overnight stay, he became "lifelong" friends with an insurgent.

[4] While at Shiraz, Pousette was to patrol an important stretch of road to the town of Bushir, where they would engage several insurgents under Mohammed Ali in the Battles of Kazerun.

The battles were bloody but it did end up being a costly gendarmerie victory, losing several gendarmes and at least one Swede.

[7] Besides military actions, Pousette met with German leadership in Shiraz.