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Person: GORDON, General Charles George  (1833-1885)

Person summary  
Biographical summary of this person
Full name
General Charles George GORDON
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
British soldier; subject of lantern slide sets
Main period of activity
N/A
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
28 January 1833
born at
Woolwich, London, England
26 January 1885
51
died at
Khartoum, Sudan
Slides showing image of this person
slide image -- Before Sebastopolslide image -- Before Sebastopolslide image -- China -- Meeting of Troopsslide image -- China -- Narrow Escape of Gordonslide image -- China -- Death of Captain Terryslide image -- China -- The 'Ever Victorious Army'slide image -- China -- The Storming of Soochowslide image -- His first Visit to Khartoumslide image -- Reception at Massowahslide image -- The Second Expedition to the Soudan. Gordon's Departureslide image -- The Second Expedition to the Soudan. Gordon's Departureslide image -- Desertedslide image -- Desertedslide image -- General Gordonslide image -- General Gordonslide image -- General Gordonslide image -- Gordon Desertedslide image -- Gordon
Slide set references

minor subject of: Across central Africa with Stanley and Emin (lecture: J. Green & Son, 50-53 slides, 1890)

minor subject of: General Gordon: his life and work (lecture: York & Son, 24 slides, 1885-1888)

minor subject of: General Gordon (lecture: W. Rider & Co., 16 slides, in/before 1904)

image appears in: General Gordon: his life and work (lecture: York & Son, 24 slides, 1885-1888)

minor subject of: Gordon and Khartoum (lecture: Newton & Co., 61 slides, 1898-1899)

minor subject of: Heroes and fanatics in the Soudan: the story of the British occupation of Egypt, 1882-1898 (lecture: Watson & Sons, 60 slides, in/after 1898)

image appears in: [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: portraits of explorers and missionaries] (lecture: manufacturer unknown, at least 27 slides, n.d.)

image appears in: Soudan War (lecture: York & Son, 42-57 slides, 1880s)

minor subject of: The conquest of the Soudan: Khartoum occupied and Gordon avenged (lecture: York & Son, 50 slides, 1898-1899)

image appears in: The life and duties of the citizen (lecture: Riley Brothers, 120 slides, 1899)

References
William R. May, Across central Africa with Stanley and Emin (London: J. Green & Son, 1890)
W.A. Eaton, The conquest of the Soudan: Gordon avenged (London: York & Son, n.d.)
T.C. Hepworth, General Gordon: his life and work (London: York & Son, n.d.)
Heroes and fanatics in the Soudan: the story of the British occupation in Egypt 1882-1898 (London: Watson & Sons, n.d.)
Lucerna ID  6002580

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 October 2013

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