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Gordon died on the steps of a stairway in the northwestern corner of the palace, where he and his body servant, Agha Khalil Orphali, had been firing at the enemy. Orphali was knocked unconscious and did not see Gordon die. When he woke up again that afternoon, he found Gordon's body covered with flies and the head cut off.
Jul 19, 2024 · Charles George Gordon (born Jan. 28, 1833, Woolwich, near London, Eng.—died Jan. 26, 1885, Khartoum, Sudan) was a British general who became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartoum against the Mahdists.
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Jan 26, 2018 · After a 317-day siege, on 26 January 1885, the Mahdists broke the defences, overran Khartoum, and massacred its inhabitants and defenders, including Gordon. His body was never found. Muhammad ...
- Dominic Selwood
They also show a developing desire to die and be with the Lord. He did not have a death wish; rather it was a realisation that Heaven was to be preferred to Earth. In 1854 Gordon managed to pursuade the War Officer to post him to the Crimea, despite his parents' efforts to keep him in England.
In the early hours of Monday, January 26th, 1885, Major-General Charles Gordon was killed by Mahdist forces overrunning Khartoum, Sudan. Also known as Chinese Gordon, he was one of the most admired heroes of Victorian England…
In the early hours of Monday, January 26th, 1885, Major-General Charles Gordon was killed by Mahdist forces overrunning Khartoum. There are various versions as to how he met his death.
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Sep 26, 2005 · Gordon had been besieged in the Sudanese capital for ten months during a jihad led by The Mahdi. A relief force was eventually sent but arrived two days after Gordon was dead.
