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Charles George Gordon. Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was ...
Location: Gordon Reserve, cnr Spring and Macarthur Sts This bronze statue depicts General Charles George Gordon holding his cane and Bible. In heroic style, the general stands over a shattered cannon, presumably to symbolise his ultimate triumph over the trials and tribulations of military victory and defeat. Four bronze bas-reliefs feature on the limestone base, […]
Jan 28, 1833 - Jan 26, 1885. Major-General Charles George Gordon CB, also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever ...
3 Sourced Quotes. Now mark this, if the Expeditionary Force, and I ask no more than two hundred men, does not come in ten days, the town may fall; and I have done my best for the honor of our country. Goodbye. Charles George Gordon. If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supporting you; but if not, you have infinite power against you.
Charles George Gordon. Ar major jeneral Charles George Gordon, bet ganet d'an 28 a viz Genver 1833 hag aet da Anaon d'ar 26 a viz Genver 1885, lesanvet Chinese Gordon ("Gordon ar Sinaad"), Gordon Pacha, ha Gordon eus C'hartoum, a oa un ofiser uhel hag ur melestrour saoz a orin skosat . Ar wech kentañ ma voe engouestlet er brezel a voe e-pad ...
Oct 19, 2008 · Charles George Gordon by Sir William Francis Butler. Publication date 1901 Publisher Macmillan and co. Collection americana Book from the collections of University of ...
The announcement of Charles George “Chinese” Gordon's death produced an outpouring of public grief unlike anything in recent memory. The Gordon campaign revealed the newfound power of the press. William Gladstone himself did not oppose the projection of British power and influence, just the violence and destruction often associated with it.
