Title

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

Caption

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.

Date

1924

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C61_393

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License type

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Available size

11,7Mb (702,6Kb) / 4,9in x 9,2in / 1472 x 2768 (300dpi)

Keywords

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