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Charles George Gordon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, "Chinese" Gordon, Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB, C. G. Gordon, Ge Deng, Gordon of Khartoum
British army officer and administrator
Key facts
- Nicknames
- Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum
- Born
- 28 January 1833, Woolwich , Kent , England
- Died
- 26 January 1885 (1885-01-26) (aged 51), Khartoum , Mahdist Sudan
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army Ever Victorious Army
- Service years
- 1852–1885
- Rank
- Major-General
- Commands
- Ever Victorious Army Governor-General of the Sudan
- Conflicts
- Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol Battle of Kinburn Second Opium War Taiping Rebellion Battle of Cixi Battle of Changzhou Mahdist War Siege of Khartoum †
- Awards
- Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Order of the Osmanieh, Fourth Class (Ottoman Empire) Order of the Medjidie, Fourth Class (Ottoman Empire) Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Double Dragon (China) Imperial yellow jacket (China)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Gordon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Woolwich
- Place of death
- Khartoum
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Second Opium War
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Charles Gordon Pasha.jpg
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- British Empire
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- Charles George Gordon
- date of death
- 1885-01-26
- date of birth
- 1833-01-28
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- Charles George Gordon
- cause of death
- decapitation
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1852-00-00
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- Charles Gordon
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Encyclopedic overview
Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), 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.
He entered the service of the Khedive of Egypt in 1873 (with British government approval) and later became the Governor-General of the Sudan, where he did much to suppress revolts and the local slave trade. He resigned and returned to Europe in 1880.
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