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Charles George Gordon. Charles George Gordon. Charles George Gordon, auch Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pascha und Gordon von Khartum, (* 28. Januar 1833 in Woolwich bei London; † 26. Januar 1885 in Khartum) war ein britischer Major General und Generalgouverneur der ägyptischen Provinz Sudan . Too late! Too late to save him, In vain, in vain they ...
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.
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. Gordon, the son of an artillery officer, was commissioned a second lieutenant in
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Das Ende des Kriegshelden Charles George Gordon. In den 1880ern forderte der „Gottesstaat“ des Mahdi Großbritannien heraus. General Gordon, der den Sudan evakuieren sollte, beschloss...
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. His death while fighting against the Mahdi of Sudan made him a heroic figure for many in Britain, who ...
The British refused to send a military force to the area, instead appointing Charles George Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan, with orders to evacuate Khartoum and the other garrisons. Gordon arrived in Khartoum in February 1884, where he found it impossible to reach the other garrisons which were already besieged.
Die britische Regierung beauftragte deshalb Charles George Gordon, der bereits von 1877 bis 1880 Generalgouverneur Sudans gewesen war, nach Khartum zu gehen, um von dort aus die Evakuierung zu organisieren. Die Belagerung Medaille, die während der Belagerung von Gordon für besondere Leistungen verliehen worden ist.
