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  Charles George Gordon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles George Gordon, C.B. 28 January 1833 26 January 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator.
Gordon was supposedly Queen Victoria's favourite general, hence the fact that the school was commissioned by Queen Victoria.
In 1888 a statue of Gordon by Hamo Thornycroft was erected in Trafalgar Square, London, removed in 1943 and in 1953 relocated to the Victoria Embankment.
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 CHARLES GEORGE GORDON - LoveToKnow Article on CHARLES GEORGE GORDON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Gordon then marched through the country, seizing town after town from the rebels until at length the great city of Suchow was invested by his army and a body of Chinese imperialist troops.
Gordon accepted the post on these terms, but the consuls-general of the different powers refused to agree to the constitution of the commission, and it fell to the ground, as the khedive was not strong enough to carry his point.
Gordon was not an author, but he wrote many short memoranda on subjects that interested him, and a considerable number of these have been utilized, especially in the work by his brother, Sir Henry Gordon, entitled Events in the Life of Charles George Gordon, from its Beginning to its End.
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 Charles George Gordon: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Charles George Gordon (January 28, 1833 - January 26, 1885), known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British (British: The people of Great Britain) army officer and administrator.
Gordon was born in Woolwich (Woolwich: woolwich (pronounced woolitch) is a town in south-east london, england in the london...
Gordon returned to England and commanded the Royal Engineer efforts around Gravesend (Gravesend: gravesend is a town in north-west kent, england, on the south bank of the thames,...
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 Charles George Gordon: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Charles George Gordon (January 28, EHandler: no quick summary.
Gordon at once commenced the task of sending the women and children and the sick and wounded to Egypt, EHandler: no quick summary.
George william joy (1844-1925) was a british painter perhaps best known for his depiction of the final moments of british general charles george...
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 Gordon, Charles George   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
General Charles Gordon was sent to Sudan in 1884 by the British government to help evacuate Egyptian forces from Khartoum, which was under attack from Sudanese rebels.
British general sent to Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884 to rescue English garrisons that were under attack by the Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmed; he was himself besieged for ten months by the Mahdi's army.
Gordon served in the Crimean War and in China 1864, where he earned his nickname ‘Chinese Gordon’ in ending the Taiping Rebellion.
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 Gordon, Charles George - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE [Gordon, Charles George] 1833-85, British soldier and administrator.
He served in the Crimean War, went to China in the expedition of 1860, taking part in the capture of Beijing, and in 1863 took over the command of F. Ward, who had raised a Chinese army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion.
Gordon's death stirred public indignation and contributed to the collapse of the Gladstone government in 1885.
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 George Gordon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1879–1965), 8th Earl of Aberdeen
George Stuart Gordon (1881–1942), British academic and Professor of Poetry
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 BBC - History - General Charles Gordon (1833 - 1885)
British general Charles Gordon became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defence of Khartoum against Sudanese rebels.
In May 1862 Gordon's corps of engineers was assigned to strengthen the European trading centre of Shanghai, which was threatened by the insurgents of the Taiping Rebellion.
The British public reacted to his death by acclaiming 'Gordon of Khartoum' a martyred warrior-saint and by blaming the government, particularly Gladstone, for failing to relieve the siege.
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 Charles George Gordon Biography / Biography of Charles George Gordon Biography
Born at Woolwich on Jan. 28, 1833, Charles George Gordon was the son of a lieutenant general.
In 1860 Gordon joined the British forces operating with the French against China and was at the capture of Peking, spending the next 2 years fighting in southern China.
In 1863 Gordon took command of the small Chinese army in Sinkiang, which was officered by Europeans and which had been raised to suppress the Taiping Rebellion.
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 Clan Gordon -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Although the Gordon family in Scotland rose to become the predominant power in the northeast of Scotland they were not natives to that part or indeed to Scotland, and had a feudal rather than a Gaelic origin.
The Gordons stood on the king’s side, and with their men involved in the south of the country, the Earl of Moray, a relation and ally of the Douglases, took the opportunity to sack the Gordon lands, setting Huntly Castle ablaze.
The Gordon Modern tartan was used by The Gordon Highlanders Regiment, (now the Highlanders) and is sometimes referred to as "Military." The difference between the family sett (modern) and military sett is only in the pleating of the kilt.
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 GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE... - Online Information article about GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE...
Lake Albert were mapped by Gordon and his staff, and he devoted himself with wonted energy to improving the condition of the people.
After a few months, which were spent in reorganizing the colonial forces, Gordon was requested to go up to Basutoland to try to arrange a settlement with the chief Masupha, one of the most powerful of the Basuto leaders.
Gordon was not an author, but he wrote many short memoranda on subjects that interested him, and a considerable number of these have been utilized, especially in the work by his brother, Sir See also:
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 Charles George Gordon Exercise @ HillCountryArts.com (Hill Country Arts)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He remained with the British forces occupying northern China until April 1862, when the troops, under General William Staveley, withdrew to Shanghai to protect the European settlement from the Taiping army which was threatening the city.
An expedition was sent up the White Nile, under Sir Samuel Baker, which reached Khartoum in February 1870 and Gondokoro in June 1871.
War broke out in 1875, and an Egyptian expedition was completely defeated near Gundet.
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 Gordon, Charles George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He resigned in 1879, but after various appointments in India, China, Mauritius, and Cape Colony (South Africa), he was sent back to Sudan, where Muhammad Ahmad (see under Mahdi) had acquired control.
Although under orders to evacuate the Egyptian garrison from Khartoum, Gordon took it upon himself to attempt to defeat the Mahdi.
A relief expedition belatedly dispatched from England reached the garrison two days after it had been stormed by the Mahdists, who killed Gordon.
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George Hamilton lV (45) RCA 9385 Gordon Lightfoot
THE DRAGON AND THE GEORGE BY GORDON R.DICKSON
The Dragon and the George by Dickson, Gordon
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 Gordon, Charles George on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Next steps: Charles S. Johnson and southern liberalism.
Charles Dickens, George Dolby, and New York in 1867-68.(Critical Essay)
Nurse Gordon on trial: those early days of the birth control clinic movement reconsidered.(Linda Gordon)
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 George Gordon
Lord George Gordon - Gordon, Lord George, 1751–93, English agitator, whose activities resulted in the tragic...
Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of - Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of, 1514–62, Scottish nobleman.
Charles George Gordon - Gordon, Charles George, 1833–85, British soldier and administrator.
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 GEORGE GORDON - Online Information article about GEORGE GORDON
GEORGE GORDON - Online Information article about GEORGE GORDON
death of the 5th duke of Gordon in 1836 the See also:
Huntly passed to his relative GEORGE GORDON (1761-18J3), son and See also:
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 A Surprising Discovery The Empty Tomb - Chuck Missler - Koinonia House
General Charles George Gordon was a British general who was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1852, and eventually found himself assigned in Palestine.
One day from his hotel he noticed the features of a "Skull Hill" and became convinced, despite church traditions to the contrary, that this was the true location of the crucifixion.
General Gordon’s discovery of what we now know as the "Garden Tomb" was in 1883.
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 AllRefer.com - Charles George Gordon (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Charles George Gordon (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Charles George Gordon, British And Irish History, Biographies
Charles George Gordon 1833–85, British soldier and administrator.
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 General Gordon 1833 to 1885
I am carrying out research into the work of General Gordon in Gravesend from 1865 to 1871.
I have now completed some work on Gordon, inlcuding a chronology, a brief biography and a discussion paper on his behaviour.
Photos of Gordon's Gravesend, as it is now.
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 Gordon of Khartoum
Family of Major-General Charles George Gordon, "Gordon of Khartoum"
Gerald J. Stewart of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, is working on a bibliography of materials concerning General Gordon.
He may be contacted by email at the following addresses : gordonproj@aol.com and gravesnd@epix.net, or by post : Gordon Bibliographical Project, Box 235, Pocono Pines, PA 18350 U.S.A. Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885)
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 Alibris: Charles George Gordon
One of Dickens's most socially conscious novels, BARNABY RUDGE dramatizes the conflict between apprentice and master that resulted in violence in both public and private.
Set in 1780 during the Gordon "No Popery" riots, the plot involves a murder that occurred 20 years earlier, as well as the results of the anti-Catholic mob violence.
Byron's brilliantly witty satiric poem, completed in 1824 and directed at the excesses of the age, is essentially a neo-classic work that harks back to the styles and subjects of 18th-century rationalism.
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 Charles George Gordon
He served in the Crimean War, went to China in the expedition of 1860, taking part in the capture of Beijing, and in 1863 took over the command of F. Ward
He resigned in 1879, but after various appointments in India, China, Mauritius, and Cape Colony (South Africa), he was sent back to Sudan, where Muhammad Ahmad (see under
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 Gordon, Charles George 1833-1885 books, find the lowest prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Road to Khartoum : A Life of General Charles Gordon
General Gordon, 1833-1885:an Illustrated Life of Charles George Gordon : An Illustrated Life of Charles George Gordon
Mission to Khartum:the Apotheosis of General Gordon : The Apotheosis of General Gordon
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 Gordon, Charles George - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
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Gordon, Charles George, 1833-85, British soldier and administrator.
THE HISTORY CHANNEL and BIOGRAPHY are trademarks of AandE Television Networks used under license ©2004 AandE Television Networks.
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 Soldiers of the Queen - Charles George Gordon Governor-General of the Sudan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This small Carte de Visite sized Woodburytype "Permanent" photograph depicts General Charles George
"Chinese" Gordon in his uniform of office as Governor-General of the Sudan.
This example was produced as an advertisement for Mr.
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 I23690: Charles George Gordon (General) ( - )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Charles George Gordon and Unknown spouse had the following children
Descendants of General Charles George Gordon and ???
2 Henrietta Charlotte Gordon = Neville Saltren Keats Bayly
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