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About Charles George Gordon
Major-General Charles George Gordon CB, also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum and General Gordon, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. He made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers that was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces. For these accomplishments, he was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British.
Everything about Charles George Gordon →- Occupation
- engineer, military officer, colonial administrator, military personnel
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- January 28, 1833
- Died
- January 26, 1885