Charles George Gordon (1833-85), English soldier, 1924. Creator: Unknown.

Charles George Gordon (1833-85), English soldier, 1924. Creator: Unknown.

2-612-367 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), British army officer and administrator. Also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. In the early 1860s, Gordon and his men were instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. He was killed at Khartoum 26 January 1885 when forces of the Mahdi overwhelmed the city. Taken from the 'Leaders of Men' cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. General Gordon: British; English: Soldier, general, administrator

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Cigarette card

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 1472x2768
File Size : 11,937kb


Aliases

  1. 0580028153
  1. 2-612-367
  1. 2612367

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