Charles George Gordon

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Charles George Gordon
Historical Figure
Timeline:	OTL
Nationality:	Britain
Religion:	Christian
Date of Birth:	1833
Date of Death:	1885
Cause of Death:	Decapitation in battle
Occupation:	Solider
Affiliations:	British Army
Timeline:	Southern Victory
Appearance(s):	How Few Remain

Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (1833–1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his campaigns in China and northern Africa.

He earned the nickname "Chinese" when he served in the Second Opium War between Britain and China, then commanded the so-called (and misnamed) Ever-Victorious Army to protect European interests in China.

After an illustrious career, which included a stint as governor-general of Sudan, Gordon was killed during a battle at Khartoum by the army of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed.

[edit] Charles George Gordon in Southern Victory

In 1882, during the Second Mexican War, Charles George Gordon commanded a British army in Canada that was charged with invading the United States via Montana. His force consisted of a column of infantry screened by lancers. He was defeated by a US force of one regiment of regular infantry, one dismounted regiment of regular cavalry, Theodore Roosevelt's Unauthorized Regiment, and a battery of Gatling guns commanded by General George Armstrong Custer.