Gordon, Major-Gen. Charles George, active 1885, CB

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referencedIn Vol. V. (ff. 115). 21 Oct.-4 Nov. The Appendix (ff. 83-115) contains letters to Gordon from Saleh Bey, Governor at Galabat, from the Greek Consul at Adowa in Abyssinia, from Slatin Bey and others, including (f. 99) one from the Mahdi, 22 Oct. 1884, ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. 116). 10-23 Sept. The label on the wrapper is inscribed as follows: "Chief of Staff, Soudan Expeditionary Force. For Lt.-Colonel Stewart, C.M.G. (if with army), if not, for General Lord Wolseley, G.C.B., etc. Contains no secrets, as far ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV. (ff. 62). 12-20 Oct. The Appendix (ff. 34-62) contains letters to Gordon from Slatin Bey, and other papers, including (f. 52) a printed report of " The Insurrection of the False Prophet," compiled in the War Office and dated 23 Nov. 1883 (Jo... British Library
referencedIn Vol. VI. (ff. 133). 5 Nov.-14 Dec. The concluding words are: " NOW MARK THIS. If Expeditionary Force (and I ask for no more than 200 men) does not come in ten days, the town may fall, and I have done my best for the honour of our country. Good-bye. C... British Library
referencedIn JOURNALS of Major-General Charles George Gordon, C.B., during the siege of Kartoum, from 10 Sept. (the day on which Col. Stewart and Frank Power left Kartoum) to 14 Dec. 1884. Holograph. Six volumes. Paper. Folio. Each volume except the last was wrap... British Library
referencedIn 1. THREE LETTERS from Queen Victoria to Miss Mary Augusta Gordon, expressing sympathy with her on the death of her brother General Gordon, and thanking her for a copy of his Journals; Osborne, 17 Feb., 16 Mar., Windsor Castle, 11 July, 1885. Holograp... British Library
referencedIn VOTES OF THANKS by the House of Lords and House of Commons to General [Garnet Joseph Wolseley,] Lord Wolseley, G.C.B., and to all the officers and men engaged in the Soudan expeditions of 1884-5, with an expression of regret for the death of Major-Ge... British Library
referencedIn ADDRESS from British and other merchants at Shanghai to Lieutenant-Colonel Charles George Gordon, expressing their admiration of his conduct (in suppressing the Taiping rebellion); 24 Nov. 1864. With the signatures of the merchants. Vellum; ff. 2. La... British Library
referencedIn ADDRESS to Miss Mary Augusta Gordon, of condolence on the death of her brother, Major-General Charles George Gordon, C.B., from " the Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland, the Peeresses of the Realm, and the Wives of Bishops and of Members of the ..., 1885 British Library
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