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Khartoum 1885 - General Gordon's Last Stand

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - 1700 - 1950 A.D. (Excluding WWI & II)

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Product Info

Title
Khartoum 1885 - General Gordon's Last Stand
Publisher
Category
Author
Donald Featherstone
Publish Year
1996
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x10x.33"
NKG Part #
2147392203
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM023
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM23

Description

Early in 1881 unrest in the Sudan began to crystallize around Mohammed Ibn Ahmed el-Sayyid Abdullah. Proclaiming himself the long-expected Madhi, the Guided One of the Prophet, he preached that the Sudan was to be purged of its Egyptian oppressors. Drawn in by the Egyptian failure to deal with the situation, the British sent General Gordon to organize an evacuation. On reaching Khartoum however, General Gordon believed, incorrectly, that the Madhi could be reasoned with. Instead of negotiating, the Madhi besieged the town for 317 days. This title looks in particular, although not exclusively, at the battles fought by the British columns sent to relieve Khartoum.

Contents:

The Rise of the Mahdi in the Sudan
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces
Graham's First Campaign from Suakim
Khartoum
Final Operations around Suakim, February - May 1885
Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
Wargaming the Sudan Campaigns