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4 giorni fa · In 1860 an attempt by the Taipings to regain their strength by taking Shanghai was stopped by the Western-trained “Ever-Victorious Army” commanded by the American adventurer Frederick Townsend Ward and later by the British officer Charles George (“Chinese”) Gordon.
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4 giorni fa · Charles Dickens' 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge depicts the Gordon Riots and features Lord George in a prominent role. John Creasey's 1974 novel The Masters of Bow Street depicts the Gordon Riots and the recalcitrance of Lord North to the establishment of a police force.
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1 giorno fa · His middle name was given in honour of Charles George Gordon. The Menzies family had moved to Jeparit, a small Wimmera township, in the year before Robert's birth. At the 1891 census, the settlement had a population of just 55 people.
25 mag 2024 · Royal Court Beauty, Lady Sarah LennoxOn pulling a historical thread to research a traditional Regency silhouette, finding a tale of sadness, delight, spirit and a happy ending. It begins with British court beauties which is too often a story of plot and counter-plot, jealousy, envy, hatred, malice. It is refreshing, therefore, to find in this 18th century period of artificiality a figure ...
5 giorni fa · The Fleet was one of the prisons burnt by the insane rioters of Lord George Gordon's mob, in 1780. The polite rioters sent a notice the night before that the work must be done, but delayed it some hours, at the request of their restricted friends.
2 giorni fa · Charles George Gordon, better known as Gordon Pasha or Gordon of Khartoum, was an English army officer and administrator, best remembered for his expeditions in China and northern Africa. Explore Charles George Gordon biography to know about Net Worth, Height, Weight, Rumour, Age, Relationship and More...
1 giorno fa · Brigadier Barbara Masson Gordon; Major-General Charles George Gordon; Major-General Desmond Gordon; Major-General the Honourable Sir Frederick Gordon; General George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon; Major-General James Gordon; General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet; Major-General Joseph Maria Gordon; Major-General Robert Gordon; General ...
