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What was the name of the force sent to relieve Charles George Gordon during the siege of Khartoum?

  • Gordon Relief Expedition

  • Khartoum Rescue Force

  • Sudan Liberation Army

  • Nile Expeditionary Force

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The force sent to relieve Charles George Gordon during the siege of Khartoum was called the Gordon Relief Expedition. Unfortunately, it arrived two days after the city had fallen and Gordon had been killed.
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