Siege of Khartoum
March 13, 1884 – January 26, 1885 · Khartoum
Ten-month Mahdist siege of Khartoum, defended by Charles Gordon; the city fell two days before a British relief force arrived, and Gordon was killed.
Siege of KhartoumMarch 13, 1884 – January 26, 1885 · Khartoum
Ten-month Mahdist siege of Khartoum, defended by Charles Gordon; the city fell two days before a British relief force arrived, and Gordon was killed.