It shows the heroic figure of General Charles Gordon, tall and straight-backed, defiant to the last in the face of certain death from the massed spears of the rebels as they lay siege to Khartoum.

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In early 1884, Gordon was sent to Khartoum with instructions to evacuate soldiers and civilians and depart with them. But after evacuating 2,500 civilians, he remained, deliberately against orders ...

He's best remembered as Gordon of Khartoum who died defending the Empire. But one town here in the South owes him a far greater debt, as Derek Johnson explains. Last updated Mon 21 Jul 2014.

A tiny message from Gordon of Khartoum smuggled out of the besieged city in a courier's bushy hair is to be sold. Written in Arabic by the general, it shows Gordon expected a British army to free ...

This 125-year-old rescue plea written in Arabic on a tiny scrap of paper by General Gordon of Khartoum is up for auction. 26 January 2009 • 11:45pm The note was written in Gordon's hand and was ...

Read Tribute to Gordon of Khartoum latest on ITV News. All the Monday 28th January 2013 news He's one of the most famous figures in British military history but Charles Gordon was much more than a ...

The ring belonged to my grand-mother who was a cousin of General Gordon of Khartoum ('Chinese Gordon' as he was called) was made from a coin found on his body after he was murdered on the steps of ...