General gordon at khartoum
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Gordon of Khartoum: The Making of an Imperial Martyr
In the early hours of Monday, January 26th, , Major-General Charles Gordon was killed by Mahdist forces overrunning Khartoum. There are various versions as to how he met his death. The first account to reach Cairo, although not based on the evidence of eye witnesses, described Gordon going, unresisting, to his doom. According to this version, Gordon, dressed in his uniform, a tarboosh on his head, stood at the top of an outside staircase of his residential palace, a revolver in his right hand, as Dervish soldiers scrambled up the stairs threatening him with their broad-bladed spears and swords. Four men rushed at him, and one, shouting 'Oh cursed one, your hour has come!’, thrust his spear into Gordon's chest. Gordon's response was merely to make a gesture of scorn, after which he turned round and was stabbed in the back. His assailants then hacked him to pieces with their swords.
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Siege of Khartoum
–85 Mahdist siege in Sudan
For the battle, see Battle of Khartoum ().
The siege of Khartoum (also known as the battle of Khartoum or fall of Khartoum) took place from 13 March to 26 January Sudanese Mahdist forces captured the city of Khartoum, Sudan, from its Egyptian garrison, thereby gaining control over the whole of Turco-Egyptian Sudan.
Egypt had conquered Sudan in , but had itself come under British domination in In , the Mahdist War began in Sudan, led by Muhammad Ahmad who claimed to be the Mahdi. The Egyptian Army was unable to suppress the 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 , where he found it impossible to reach the other garrisons which were already besieged. Rather than evacuating immediately, Gordon began to fortify the city, which was cut off when the local tribes switched their support to the Mahdi. Approximately 7, Egyptian troops and 27, (mostly Sudanese) civilians were besieged in Khartoum by 30, Mahdist warriors, rising to 50, by the end of the siege.
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General Charles Gordon ( - )
General Charles Gordon ©British communal Charles Gordon became a national champion for his exploits gradient China settle down his ill-fated defence hostilities Khartoum destroy Sudanese rebels.
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