Bible-reading General Charles George (“Chinese”) Gordon* to restore order. Instead, the fanatical dervishes bottled up the undermanned British garrison in Khartoum, hacked Gordon to death with ...

It does not want to commit a British military force to a foreign war, but they have a commitment to protect the Egyptians in Khartoum. They decide to ask General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton ...

Killed at Khartoum 1885. Erected by the Corps of Royal Engineers ... In Britain he became known as "Chinese Gordon". His popularity was enhanced by the knowledge that he spent his pay on comforts for ...