TY  - BOOK
AU  - Featherstone,Donald F.
TI  - Khartoum 1885: General Gordon's last stand 
T2  - Osprey military campaign series
SN  - 185532301X
AV  - DT154.K63 F31
PY  - 1993///
CY  - London
PB  - Osprey
KW  - Gordon Relief Expedition
KW  - (1884-1885)
KW  - nli
KW  - Kolonialkrieg
KW  - gnd
KW  - Milit�ar
KW  - Verteidigung
KW  - Heer
KW  - Krijgshandelingen
KW  - gtt
KW  - Khartoum (Sudan)
KW  - History
KW  - Siege, 1884-1885
KW  - Khartoum (Soudan)
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 1884-1885 (Si�ege)
KW  - Sudan
KW  - Khartoum
KW  - fast
KW  - Gro�britannien
KW  - 1862-1899
KW  - swd
KW  - Military operations
KW  - Bildband
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 93)
N2  - Early in 1881 unrest in the Sudan began to crystallise 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 send General Gordon to organise an evacuation.  On reaching Khartoum, General Gordon had hoped that the Mahdi could be reasoned with, but instead of negotiating, the Mahdi besieged the town for 317 days.  This title focuses particularly on the battles fought by the British columns sent to relieve Khartoum
ER  -