Siege of Khartoum
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The siege of Khartoum took place from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885. Sudanese Mahdist forces captured the city of Khartoum, Sudan, from its Egyptian garrison, thereby gaining control over the whole
Portrayal of Gordon's death by George W. Joy
Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi
Charles Gordon in Egyptian military uniform
Death of General Gordon at Khartoum
Charles George Gordon
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Major-General Charles George Gordon CB, also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum and General Gordon, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean Wa
Siege of Khartoum
…revolt, being defeated in several battles and retreating to their garrisons. The British refused to send a military force to the area, instead appointing Charles George Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan, with orders to evacuate Khartoum and the other garrisons. Gordon arrived in Khartoum in February 1884, where he found it…
Gordon between 1878 and 1885
Gordon, from a photograph taken shortly after the Crimean War.
A scene of the Taiping Rebellion. Estimates of the war dead from the Taiping Rebellion range from 20 to 70 million to as high as 100 million.