Major General Charles Gordon
GPTKB entity
Properties (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Military officer
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| gptkbp:awards |
Order of the Bath
Order of the Star of India |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
January 28, 1833
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Woolwich,_England
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| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:British_Army
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
January 26, 1885
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
Khartoum,_Sudan
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| gptkbp:depictedIn |
Films and literature
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Woolwich
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
His_defense_of_Khartoum
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"I would rather die than be a coward."
"I am a soldier, and I will die a soldier." "I am not afraid of the enemy." "I have no fear of death." "I will not abandon my post." |
| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Charles_George_Gordon
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influence on military strategy
Influence on future military leaders Impact_on_British_public_opinion Legacy_in_Sudanese_history Role_in_shaping_British_foreign_policy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Major General Charles Gordon
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| gptkbp:influence |
British_colonial_policy_in_Africa
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Various historical novels
Films about colonialism |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
His role in the Sudan Campaign
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol_of_British_imperialism
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Sudan_Campaign
Taiping Rebellion Second Opium War |
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Chinese_Gordon
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Governor-General_of_the_Sudan
gptkb:Gordon's_Body_Guard |
| gptkbp:posthumousRecognition |
gptkb:Gordon_Memorial_College
Gordon's_statue_in_London |
| gptkbp:rank |
Major General
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| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
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| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1852–1885
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| gptkbp:spouse |
nan
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