GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE

(1833-85), Brit. general and admin is- ‘trat or; 6b. Woolwich; served in Crimea, 1855-56; joined military expedition to China, 1860; present at capture of Peking. During Taiping rebellion he took command of some Chin. troops, trained by European and Amer. officers: relieved Chansu, 1863: fought over thirty actions and seized several towns, including Suchow and Chanchufu; final suppre ion of rebeilion largely dus to his leadership; refused all pecuniary rewards from Chin, emperor. On returning home G. became Commanding Royal Engineer at Grave send. Entering service of Khedive of Egypt in 1873, for nearly seven years (the last three as gov. of entire Sudan) hoe labored indefatigably to establish law and order in Upper Nile district; resigned on failing to arrange peace between Egypt and Aby in i a, 1880; returned to Sudan at request of Brit. Government, 1884, to quell Mahdi’s rebellion; shut up in Khartum by rebels; bravely defended city for a year, but was treacherously killed two days before the arrival of relief force under Wolseley.