Great Britain: Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885). Engraving by C. G. Cook (fl. 19th century), late 19th century. General Charles George Gordon (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha, was a British Army officer who had seen action in the Crimean War and in China, where he led the 'Ever Victorious Army' which put down the Taiping Rebellion. Gordon was killed in 1885 around dawn fighting Mahdist forces during the Mahdist War. The Mahdi had given strict orders to his soldiers not to kill Gordon.

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