Instead, the fanatical dervishes bottled up the undermanned British garrison in Khartoum, hacked Gordon to death with their swords. Thirteen years later, another British army, under General ...

This break did not last long however as a rebellion led by Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad unfolded in Sudan, forcing Gordon to return. Muhammad Ahmad, the Mahdi After returning to Khartoum with a mission to ...

While working in the region, Fowler undertook a survey of Upper Nile Valley resulting in accurate maps that were to prove invaluable in the 1884-85 Nile Expedition to relieve Major-General Gordon at ...

The Bull’s Head earned its name due to its connection with the Neville family, Lords of the Manor of Chislehurst, whose crest was a bull's head. The Bull’s Head earned its name due to its connection ...

The Gordon Arms was named after General Charles Gordon, who fought in The Crimean War and defended Khartoum against Sudanese rebels. The current pub building dates back to the 1930s and is built ...

Author Gordon, C. G. (Charles George), 1833-1885.; Elton, Godfrey Elton, Baron, 1892-1973.; ...

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In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed ...

In “Khartoum,” five protagonists and four filmmakers tell the story of a city brimming with such life that even a long and ...