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On 25 January 1885, a Sudanese Islamic revolutionary army entered Khartoum. The slaughter continued from dawn until noon and involved the beheading of British officer General Charles Gordon. When the news reached England, a campaign to avenge Gordon was launched.Nicoll, Fergus is the author of 'Mahdi of Sudan and the Death of General Gordon', published 2004 under ISBN 9780750932981 and ISBN 0750932988.
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