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Added: Aug 10, 2000. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 11617. Source citation. British Army General. Known as Chinese Gordon or Gordon Pasha, he is best remembered for his heroic and sacrificial role in the siege of Khartoum, Sudan during the Mahdist Rebellion, which lasted a year and ended with his death.
Charles George Gordon. 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. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was ...
- Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum
- Major-General
- 1852–1885
Major General Charles George Gordon (known as Gordon of Khartoum) has a memorial in the north west tower chapel near the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. The mural monument of bronze is by Edward Onslow Ford and shows a bust of the General and inscribed ribbons below. The inscription reads:
Died: Jan. 26, 1885, Khartoum, Sudan (aged 51) Role In: Arrow War. Siege of Khartoum. Opium Wars. 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Archaeologists often use the term “cave” to refer to a rock-cut tomb.) Because of its close proximity to the skull feature, it was soon suggested as the tomb of Jesus by a variety of different parties, including, for a time, General Gordon.
Names on memorial Gordon, Charels, George See details Commemorations. Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899) Total names on memorial: 1 Served and returned: Undefined Died: 1 Exact count: yes Information shown: surname,rank,year died,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,decorations Order of information: Undefined
Feb 14, 2024 · Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 12 September 2019), memorial page for Charles George Gordon (28 Jan 1833–26 Jan 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #11617, citing Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, City of London, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
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