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To: kaehurowing

If I remember right, Viscount Garnet Wolseley fought his way in to Khartoum only to discover he was just late. Chinese Gordon had been executed by the Muslims the day before.


32 posted on 02/05/2015 6:33:38 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

He wath killed by the Mahdi, who hath the thacred thpace between hith teef.


34 posted on 02/05/2015 6:45:22 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: yarddog
Viscount Garnet Wolseley fought his way in to Khartoum only to discover he was just late. Chinese Gordon had been executed by the Muslims the day before.

There was an excellent movie about this with Charlton Heston playing Chinese Gordon.

39 posted on 02/11/2015 12:33:58 PM PST by AU72
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