Chinese Gordon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:British_Army_Medical_Corps
British colonial administration
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1833-01-28
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Plymouth,_England
gptkbp:death_date 1885-01-26
gptkbp:death_place Khartoum, Sudan
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:British
gptkbp:famous_quote " I am a soldier, and I will die a soldier."
" I have no fear of death."
" I will not abandon my post."
" I am not afraid of the dark."
" I would rather die than be a coward."
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Charles_George_Gordon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Gordon
gptkbp:influences British colonial policy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Gordon_of_Khartoum
gptkbp:legacy Gordon's impact on British public opinion
Gordon's influence on military strategy
Gordon's legacy in Sudan
Gordon's role in the Scramble for Africa
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Chinese_Gordon
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Sudan_Expedition
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineers
gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:administration
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Gordon_College,_Khartoum
gptkb:Gordon_Memorial_College
Gordon's statue in London
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:service_years 1852–1885
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Abu_Klea
gptkb:Battle_of_Omdurman
Gordon's death in Khartoum
Gordon's return to Sudan
gptkbp:spouse unmarried
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Gordon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5