Khartoum (1966)
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army. epic, africa, siege, british empire, islam, sudan, victorian england, desert, insurgent, decapitated head, british colonialism, battle strategy, british officer, desert battle, 19th century, british occupation, khartoum, sudan, historical battle, british imperialism