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What was the outcome of the relief force sent to aid Charles George Gordon?
Arrived in time to save him
Arrived two days after the city fell and Gordon was killed
Never arrived
Arrived but was defeated
Answer
The British government sent a relief force to aid Charles George Gordon in Khartoum, but it arrived two days after the city had fallen and Gordon had been killed. The government's reluctance to send the force earlier was a point of public controversy.
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