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The Mahdi of Sudan and the Death of General Gordon Fergus ~ The Mahdi of Sudan and the Death of General Gordon Fergus Nicoll on FREE shipping on qualifying offers On 26 January 1885 a Sudanese Islamic revolutionary army entered Khartoum The slaughter continued from dawn until noon and involved the beheading of British officer General Charles Gordon

The Mahdi of Sudan and the Death of General Gordon by ~ The Mahdi of Sudan and the Death of General Gordon On 26 January 1885 a Sudanese Islamic revolutionary army entered Khartoum The ensuing slaughter involved the beheading of British officer General Charles Gordon This new biography recognises the Mahdis role as the charismatic but flawed leader of a movement seeking to free his people

Siege of Khartoum Wikipedia ~ In 1896 an expedition led by Horatio Herbert Kitchener was sent to avenge his death who swore to do so upon hearing of Gordons demise and reconquer Sudan On 2 September 1898 Kitcheners troops defeated the bulk of the Mahdist army at the Battle of Omdurman

Project MUSE The Mahdi of the Sudan and the Death of ~ Although Muhammad Ahmads 1885 death from typhus halted the jihad his state persisted until its destruction by an AngloEgyptian army in 1898–99 Students of colonial and liberation warfare North East African or Islamic history should consider The Mahdi of the Sudan and the Death of General Gordon

General Charles Gordon and the Mahdi Reformation Society ~ Six months after Gordons death the Mahdi died A succession of poor harvests epidemics and tribal wars reduced Sudan to misery A succession of poor harvests epidemics and tribal wars reduced Sudan to misery

Siege of Khartoum Facts Context Aftermath Britannica ~ Siege of Khartoum March 13 1884–January 26 1885 military blockade of the capital of the Sudan by the Mahdists The city was defended by an Egyptian garrison under British General Charles Gordon After being refused British support Gordon was killed and the city was lost to the Mahdists

General Gordons last stand after the siege the Guardian ~ Korti Tuesday 11 30 Sir Charles Wilson and Lieutenant Stuart Wortley have arrived here from Gubat having made the journey in four days They bring the intelligence of General Gordon’s death on February 4 A messenger from Colonel Boscawen at Gubat has arrived here bringing details of the fall of Khartoum

Mahdist War and the Siege of Khartoum ~ In either case Gordons body was decapitated and taken to the Mahdi on a pike Aftermath In the fighting at Khartoum Gordons entire 7000man garrison was killed

Charles George Gordon Wikipedia ~ A serious revolt then broke out in the Sudan led by a Muslim religious leader and selfproclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad In early 1884 Gordon had been sent to Khartoum with instructions to secure the evacuation of loyal soldiers and civilians and to depart with them In defiance of those instructions