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  General Gordon by Richard Garrett
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Make/Author/Artist: Richard Garrett
Details: Hard Cover

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General Charles Gordon (1833 - 1885), British general Charles Gordon became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartoum against Sudanese rebels.

He mapped the upper Nile and established a line of stations along the river as far south as present day Uganda. He was then promoted to governor-general, where he asserted his authority, crushing rebellions and suppressing the slave trade. However, ill health forced him to resign and return to England in 1880 before traveling once more to places including India, China and South Africa.

In February 1884 Gordon returned to the Sudan to evacuate Egyptian forces from Khartoum, threatened by Sudanese rebels led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi. Khartoum came under siege the next month and on 26th January 1885 the rebels broke into the city, killing Gordon (against al-Mahdi's instructions) and the other defenders.

Here is the story of that soldier, a man unwilling to bend the truth, conflicted and Christian.

CONDITION: Hard Cover with Dust jacket, wear to DJ, 1974, 240 pages

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