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[[Image:CGGordon.jpg|thumb|250px|General Gordon]]'''Charles George Gordon''', (b. 1833, d. 1885) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[General]] famous for commanding the British garrison at Khartoum, [[Sudan]] and withstanding a ten-month siege by The [[Mohammed Ahmed|Mahdi]] before being killed just 2 days before relief arrived.  

[[Image:CGGordon.jpg|thumb|250px|General Gordon]]'''Charles George Gordon''', (b. 1833, d. 1885) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[General]] famous for commanding the British garrison at Khartoum, [[Sudan]] and withstanding a ten-month siege by The [[Mohammed Ahmed|Mahdi]] before being killed just 2 days before relief arrived.  

Gordon joined the Royal Engineers in 1852 and, as a sapper, fought in the [[Crimean War]] from 1855-56. In 1860 he was posted to [[China]] where he took command of a military formation, the 'Ever Victorious Army', which fought against rebel [[Taiping Rebellion|Taiping]] forces in the [[Shanghai]] and [[Hangzhou]] area. For this he became known as 'Chinese Gordon'.  In 1877 Gordon was appointed Governor of the [[Sudan]] but resigned in 1880 owing to poor health. However, he returned in 1884 to relieve Egyptian garrisons which lay in rebel territory. He was besieged at Khartoum for ten months before being killed just two days before a relief force arrived

Gordon joined the Royal Engineers in 1852 and, as a sapper, fought in the [[Crimean War]] from 1855-56. In 1860 he was posted to [[China]] where he took command of a military formation, the 'Ever Victorious Army', which fought against rebel [[Taiping Rebellion|Taiping]] forces in the [[Shanghai]] and [[Hangzhou]] area. For this he became known as 'Chinese Gordon'.  In 1877 Gordon was appointed Governor of the [[Sudan]] but resigned in 1880 owing to poor health. However, he returned in 1884 to relieve Egyptian garrisons which lay in rebel territory. He was besieged at Khartoum for ten months before being killed just two days before a relief force arrived{{fact}}

 

 

[[Category:British History]]

[[Category:British History]]

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