the mahdi in khartoum; chinese gordon forced to surrender his stronghold.uncertainty as to the fate of the gallant general--the gladstone government assailed on all sides. Share full article Feb ...

But Joy's romanticised painting was more about pandering to public opinion, rather than a need to put a gloss on colonial adventures. During the siege of Khartoum, the decision by Gladstone's ...

Not until the Mahdi had built an army 300,000 strong did the Gladstone government bow to public pressure and order General Gordon to Khartoum. Gordon sent the garrison a typical telegram: “You ...

This 125-year-old rescue plea written in Arabic on a tiny scrap of paper by General Gordon of Khartoum is up for auction. 26 January 2009 • 11:45pm The note was written in Gordon's hand and was ...

DUBAI/CAIRO, March 21 - The Sudanese army seized full control of the Presidential Palace in downtown Khartoum on Friday, it said in a statement, in one of the most symbolic gains in a two-year-old ...

A tiny piece of paper with a secret message on it from besieged Gordon of Khartoum which was smuggled out of the city in a courier's bushy hair is to be sold. The 125-year-old stamp-sized note ...

Gordon organized Khartoum for a 317-day defense against the dervishes of Mohammed Ahmed (Sir Laurence Olivier), who called himself the Mahdi, meaning “the Expected One.” Khartoum finally fell ...

The documentary film Khartoum won the Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize at the 25th edition of the Geneva International Film ...

THE Wellcome Research Laboratories of the Gordon College, Khartoum, which were equipped by the munificence of Mr. Henry S. Wellcome, have certainly justified their Existence, judging by the record ...