Overview
Gordon was a Military Officer.
Life and dates
Death
- killed while commanding in Egypt 埃及亂，督師討之，遇害 · At Egypt 埃及Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 92
Attested activity
- AD 1864 同治三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 65
- AD 1863 同治二年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 38; Draft History of Qing 435, passage 65
- AD 1863 to AD 1864 同治初Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 467, passage 105
Key source chapters
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 435 Volume 435 Biographies 222: Hua Er, Lei Bo Lei Dong, Fa Er Di Fu, Ge Deng, Ri Yi Ge, De Ke Bei, He De, Bo Li 11 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 411 Volume 411 Biographies 198: Li Hongzhang 2 passages
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 467 Volume 467 Biographies 254: Li Bingheng, Wang Tingxiang, Nie Shicheng, Luo Rongguang, Shou Shan Zu Sun : Rui Chang, Feng Xiang, Chong Yu 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity British 英Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 38
- British 英國人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 64
Career and standing
- Western officer 西將Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 467, passage 105
- acting major general of Jiangsu 權授江蘇總兵AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 68
- provincial commander rank dress 提督品級章服AwardedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 88
- yellow jacket and peacock feather 黃馬褂、花翎AwardedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 88
Places and affiliations
- Britain 英國Relation OriginDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 64
- Qing 清Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passages 65, 68
- Organization Ever Victorious Army 常勝軍 · Relation Commander ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 65
- Organization Ever-Victorious Army 常勝軍 · Relation Commander ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 38
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passages 94-95
Events and relationships
- Captured KunshanDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passages 70, 74
- Returned to Britain; Ever Victorious Army disbandedAD 1864 同治三年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 65
- Siege and surrender of SuzhouDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passages 81, 85
- Took ChangzhouMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 87
- Took Fushan and TaicangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passages 65, 69
- as close as brothers 昆弟交Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 89
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- Relation Subordinate of · Person Li Hongzhang (李鴻章)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 411, passage 38
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment foreign general whose tactics were widely discussed · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 179
- Assessment praised for generalship · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 96
- Item Cheng Xueqi battle flags 戰時大旗二 · Relation Keepsake · With Cheng Xueqi (程學啟)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 435, passage 91
References in the histories
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