Gordon Relief Expedition
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The Gordon Relief Expedition was a British military mission in 1884–1885 sent up the Nile to attempt to rescue General Charles Gordon and relieve the besieged city of Khartoum during the Mahdist War in Sudan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordon Relief Expedition canonical | 2 |
| Nile Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon | 1 |
| Relief Expedition for Gordon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Gordon Relief Expedition Context triple: [Siege of Khartoum, followedBy, Gordon Relief Expedition]
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A.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
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C.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
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E.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gordon Relief Expedition Target entity description: The Gordon Relief Expedition was a British military mission in 1884–1885 sent up the Nile to attempt to rescue General Charles Gordon and relieve the besieged city of Khartoum during the Mahdist War in Sudan.
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A.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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B.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
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C.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
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E.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nile Expedition
ⓘ
Gordon Relief Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Nile Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon
|
| belligerent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | arrived too late to prevent capture of Khartoum ⓘ |
| commander |
Viscount Wolseley
ⓘ
surface form:
Garnet Wolseley
|
| commandStructure |
British Troops in Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army in Egypt
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| conflict | Mahdist War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Siege of Khartoum
ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Khartoum
uprising of the Mahdi in Sudan ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
death of Charles George Gordon
ⓘ
fall of Khartoum to Mahdist forces ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
relief of Khartoum
ⓘ
rescue of Charles George Gordon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| location |
Khartoum
ⓘ
Nile ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
Sudan ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | break Mahdist siege of Khartoum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles George Gordon ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Viscount Wolseley
ⓘ
surface form:
Garnet Wolseley
|
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Abu Klea
ⓘ
Battle of Abu Kru ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Charles George Gordon
ⓘ
Horatio Herbert Kitchener ⓘ
surface form:
Herbert Kitchener
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| opposedTo | Mahdist Sudan ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| participant |
British Army
ⓘ
Egyptian Army ⓘ Sudanese auxiliaries ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahdist War ⓘ |
| precededBy | British evacuation policy in Sudan ⓘ |
| result | failure to relieve Khartoum in time ⓘ |
| startTime | 1884 ⓘ |
| supported | Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Bayuda Desert
ⓘ
Greater Upper Nile ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Nile
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| timeToReachNearKhartoum | January 1885 ⓘ |
| usedMeans |
camel corps
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paddle steamers ⓘ whaleboats ⓘ |
| usedRoute |
Nile River route
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desert column route ⓘ |
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Subject: Gordon Relief Expedition Description of subject: The Gordon Relief Expedition was a British military mission in 1884–1885 sent up the Nile to attempt to rescue General Charles Gordon and relieve the besieged city of Khartoum during the Mahdist War in Sudan.
Referenced by (4)
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