Statue of General Charles George Gordon outside the Ministry of Defence in London UK
The defender of Khartoum for nearly a year after being sent to the Sudan to assist the Egyptian army who were dealing with the Mahdi was killed in Khartoum three days before a relief force reached the city for which the governemnt of the time, led by William Gladstone, was sverely critcised. Created by Sir William Thornycroft, Gordon is shown holding a cane and a bible.
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Photo credit: © Martin Beddall / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: death, general, gordon, khartoum, london, mahdi, memorial, military, soldier, statue, sudan
