Charles Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum

From March 13, 1884, to January 26, 1885, the city of Khartoum, Sudan, was surrounded by insurgents bent on establishing an Islamic state. For 10 months, 7,000 Egyptian troops and 30,000 civilians - under the command of Major General Charles Gordon - an Englishman - held out - hoping for relief troops to arrive. This is the story of Charles Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Khartoum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George_Gordon https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Gordon%27s_Last_Stand.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices