Chinese Gordon

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sudan_Campaign
Taiping Rebellion
Second Opium War
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1833-01-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Plymouth,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._George's_Cathedral,_Khartoum
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:deathDate 1885-01-26
gptkbp:deathPlace Khartoum,_Sudan
gptkbp:depictedIn books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Gordon_of_Khartoum
gptkb:Gordon_Pasha
gptkbp:famousQuote "I am not afraid of the dark."
"I am a soldier, and I will die a soldier."
"I have no fear of death."
"I will not abandon my post."
"I will die here if I must."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_George_Gordon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Gordon
gptkbp:influences gptkb:British_Imperialism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:knownFor defending_Khartoum
gptkbp:legacy Gordon's_death_led_to_public_outcry_in_Britain.
Gordon_Memorial_College_established_in_his_honor.
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Chinese_Gordon
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Gordon's_Brigade
gptkbp:occupation engineer
soldier
administrator
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1852–1885
gptkbp:spouse unmarried