Charles George Hamilton Gordon18 February 1884
Reaches Khartoum & then begins to evacuate the Angloian residents
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Reaches Khartoum & then begins to evacuate the Angloian residents
Th reinforcements requested by Gordon are refused by the British Government. The Mahdi have Khartoum surrounded
Public opinion leads to 300,000 pounds raised by the British Government. A relief force under Wolseley is despatched but too late
Orders General Gordon to evacuate Khartoum but is disobeyed. Gordon holds out for 1 year before being overcome & killed by the Mahdi
Public opinion leads to 300,000 pounds raised by the British Government. A relief force under Wolseley is despatched but too late. Th reinforcements requested by Gordon are refused by the British Government. The Mahdi have Khartoum surrounded. Holds out for 1 yr against the Mahdis army. Disobeys Gladstones orders to evacuate Khartoum
Fails to evacuate Khartoum before a siege led by the Mahdi
A relief expedition arrives at Korti under Sir Charles Wilson
Arrives at Korti at the head of a relief expedition to relieve Khartoum
After Gordons death Gladstone resigns
Arrives at Khartoum to find it in the hands of the Mahdi after a 317 day siege
Censures ministers for not following her orders & sending a relief force too late
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