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Charles George Gordon

Born

in Woolwich, London, England, The United Kingdom

January 28, 1833

Died

January 26, 1885

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Major-General Charles George Gordon CB was an officer of the British Army during the Crimean War and Second Opium War, and served as Governor Geneeral of the Sudan 1873–1880. He died in the Siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist War.

He became known as Chinese Gordon for his service in command of the "Ever Victorious Army," a mercenary force of the Qing Dynasty commanded by European and American officers, which was instrumental in quelling the Taiping Rebellion. The Tongzhi Emperor awarded him the imperial yellow jacket (黃馬褂; pinyin: Huáng mǎguà), the highest military honor of the Qing Dynasty at the time, and he was subsequently appointed a Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chiv ...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 35 ratings · 5 reviews · 68 distinct works

	General Gordon's Khartoum Diary 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1885 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	General Gordon's Private Diary of His Exploits in China: Amplified by Samuel Mossman 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1885 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonel Gordon In Central Africa, 1874-1879 by Charles George Gordon, George B. Hill (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1879 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflections in Palestine, 1883 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1884 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from the Crimea, the Danube and Armenia: August 18, 1854, to November 17, 1858 by Charles George Gordon, Demetrius Charles Boulger (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1884 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gordon's Campaign in China by Charles George Gordon, T.S. Wentworth (Foreword) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journals liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Events in the Taeping Rebellion by Charles George Gordon, A. Egmont Hake (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1893 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gordon in China and the Soudan by Charles George Gordon, A. Egmont Hake 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Gordon, the Uncrowned King, His Character As It Is Portrayed in His Private Letters by Charles George Gordon, Laura Carter Holloway 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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