Khartoum 1885
Subtitle: General Gordon's Last Stand (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: February 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780275986292
Subjects: African history; History of specific subjects; Warfare & Defence; History; History - Military / War; Military; Egypt; Middle East - Egypt; Military - General; History / Military / General; 1833-1885; 19th century; Gordon, Charles George,; Great Britain; History, Military; Khartoum (Sudan); Siege, 1884-1885
First sentence: The two campaigns fought by the British in the Sudan, in 1884-5 and 1896-8, were far more than an attempt to relieve Khartoum and the eventual reconquest of the country.