Charles George Chinese Gordon Quotes
NOW MARK THIS—if the Expeditionary Force, and I ask for no more than 200 men, does not come in 10 days, the town may fall; and I have done the best for the honor of our country. Good Bye
The Gladstone government delayes and the force did not arrive on time. The town fell to the Madhi’s forces. Gordon was killed.
Charles George "Chinese" Gordon, 1833-1885, British General & Governor of the Sudan, Khartoum Journal, December 14, 1994
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