Annie Fields
Author
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and company
Pub. Date
[1897]
Language
English
Description
These letters from Major General Charles George Gordon include important details of his service in Sudan, China, South Africa, and Jerusalem. Also known as "Chinese Gordon" and "Gordon of Khartoum", he made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces....