Gondokoro

Burton planned to search for the source in the lakes of east Africa, then head north to Gondokoro.

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Samuel Baker and Florence, his Hungarian almost-wife, whom he had purchased in a slave auction on the Danube, met Burton and Speke when they reached Gondokoro.

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In 1871, however, Baker claimed Gondokoro for the khedive of Egypt, and this gesture set off what became known as the "Scramble for Africa," with the European powers vying for resource-rich lands.

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In 1841, the Ottoman governor of Egypt had sent boats as far as Gondokoro now Ismailia, in Egypt to map the reaches of the Upper Nile.

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By the end of 1875, he had managed to build a chain of posts between Gondokoro and Foweira.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In April 1871 the survivors floated free of the Sudd and down to Gondokoro, a riverside clearing marked by a ruined Austrian mission.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

By the end of 1875, he had managed to build a chain of posts between Gondokoro and Foweira.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

You have garrisons in Darfur, in Gazelle River, and Gondokoro.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In April 1871 the survivors floated free of the Sudd and down to Gondokoro, a riverside clearing marked by a ruined Austrian mission.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

You have garrisons in Darfur, in Gazelle River, and Gondokoro.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007