GORDON, Charles George. Introduction and Notes by A. Egmont Hake.
The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B., at Kartoum.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co , 1885.
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First edition of The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B., at Kartoum
First edition of Major-General Charles George Gordon's journals documenting the siege of Khartoum. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait, two maps and thirty illustrations after sketches by General Gordon. Introduction by A. Egmont Hake, author of The Story of Chinese Gordon. In good condition.
British Major-General Charles George Gordon CB, also known as Chinese Gordon, aw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army and made his reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers. He entered the service of the Khedive of Egypt in 1873 (with British government approval) and later became the Governor-General of the Sudan, where he did much to suppress revolts and the local slave trade.
The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B., at Kartoum.
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