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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.
Jul 19, 2024 · Charles George Gordon (born Jan. 28, 1833, Woolwich, near London, Eng.—died Jan. 26, 1885, Khartoum, Sudan) was a British general who became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartoum against the Mahdists.
Charles George Gordon, C.B. (January 28, 1833 – January 26, 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his exploits in China and northern Africa.
Charles George Gordon (1833-1885): A Brief Biography. Gordon was born in Woolwich in 1833, the son of a Royal Artillery officer — one of 11 children, 5 girls and 6 boys in a closely-knit and very happy family.
May 21, 2018 · The English soldier, adventurer, and popular hero Charles George Gordon (1833-1885) was known as "Chinese" Gordon. He was killed at the fall of Khartoum. Born at Woolwich on Jan. 28, 1833, Charles George Gordon was the son of a lieutenant general.
Charles George Gordon. (1833—1885) army officer. Quick Reference. (1833–85) British general and colonial administrator. He went to China in 1860 while serving with the Royal Engineers, and became known as ‘Chinese Gordon’ after crushing the Taiping Rebellion (1863–64).
The British officer known as Charles George Gordon (also known as Chinese Gordon) was famous for his romantic adventures in Asian countries and for his dramatic death at the siege of Khartoum. The son of an artillery officer, he became a lieutenant in the British Army when he was 19.
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.
Governor-General Charles Gordon, the journal’s author, detailed a grim situation. Trapped in the city were 7,000 demoralized troops. A horde of Muslim tribesmen, which numbered upward of 50,000, completely encircled them.
Charles Gordon was born on 28 January 1833, the son of a senior army officer. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1852. He distinguished himself in the Crimean...
