the mahdi in khartoum; chinese gordon forced to surrender his stronghold.uncertainty as to the fate of the gallant general--the gladstone government assailed on all sides. Share full article Feb ...

Charles Gordon, circa 1880. Born in 1833, he was murdered on the steps of the palace in Khartoum in 1885. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption ...

chinese gordon killed; the hero of khartoum treacherously stabbed. his fate no longer in doubt--the egyptian soldiers massacred in the streets by the mahdi's followers.

CHINESE GORDON: THE STORY OF A HERO (256 pp.)—Lawrence and Elisabeth Hanson—Funk & Waqnalls ($4).When General Charles George Gordon was speared to death at Khartoum in 1885, Queen ...

Charles George Gordon, Gordon of Khartoum, was born in Woolwich on January 28, 1833, one of ... a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers which was instrumental in putting down ...

Britain's colonial adventures: The truth about Gordon of Khartoum When David Cameron taunted Tony Blair in the Commons this week about going to Sudan 'to see the place where Gordon was murdered ...

But, along with the infrastructure come Chinese laborers and companies, ... And a key to understanding the link is Maj. Gen. Charles Gordon, also known as "Chinese Gordon" or "Gordon of Khartoum." ...

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 ...