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Charles George Gordon è stato un generale britannico, eroe nazionale. Conosciuto in Cina come Gordon il cinese, in Africa come Gordon Pascià e in Sudan come Gordon di Khartum, fu un valente ufficiale e un coordinatore dell'esercito britannico, morto durante l'assedio di Khartum da parte dei seguaci sudanesi di Muhammad Ahmad. Eroe nazionale ...
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.
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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.
Charles George Gordon ( Londra, 28 gennaio 1833 – Khartum, 26 gennaio 1885) è stato un generale britannico, eroe nazionale. Fatti in breve Nascita, Morte ... Chiudi. Charles George Gordon in abiti civili.
Siege of Khartoum (March 13, 1884–January 26, 1885), military blockade of the capital of the Sudan by the Mahdists. The city was defended by an Egyptian garrison under British General Charles Gordon. After being refused British support, Gordon was killed and the city was lost to the Mahdists.
© Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani - Riproduzione riservata. Generale britannico (Woolwich 1833 - Kharṭūm 1885). Combattente in Crimea, poi (1860-64) nella Cina orientale, contribuì in modo decisivo alla r...
