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Siege of Khartoum
History of Great Britain

              


1884
Gladstone, William Ewart
Khartoum Gordon holds out for 1 year before being overcome & killed by the Mahdi
Khartoum Orders General Gordon to evacuate Khartoum but is disobeyed
1884
Gordon, Charles George Hamilton
Khartoum Disobeys Gladstone's orders to evacuate Khartoum
Khartoum Fails to evacuate Khartoum before a siege led by the Mahdi
Khartoum Holds out for 1 yr against the Mahdi's army
18th Feb Khartoum Reaches Khartoum & then begins to evacuate the Anglo-Egyptian residents
Mar Khartoum The Mahdi have Khartoum surrounded
Mar Khartoum th reinforcements requested by Gordon are refused by the British government
Sep Khartoum A relief force under Wolseley is despatched but too late
Sep Khartoum Public opinion leads to œ300,000 raised by the British Government
1885
French, John Denton Pikstone
Khartoum Serves in Wolsey's failed attempt to relieve Gordon
1885
Gladstone, William Ewart
5th Feb Khartoum After Gordon's death Gladstone resigns
1885
Gordon, Charles George Hamilton
20th Jan Khartoum A relief expedition arrives at Korti under Sir Charles Wilson
1885
Wilson, Charles
Khartoum Arrives at Khartoum to find it in the hands of the Mahdi after a 317 day siege
20th Jan Khartoum Arrives at Korti at the head of a relief expedition to relieve Khartoum
1888
Victoria
Khartoum Censures ministers for not following her orders & sending a relief force too late
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