General Gordon
/ˌdʒenrəl ˈɡɔːdn/
/ˌdʒenrəl ˈɡɔːrdn/
- Charles George Gordon (1833-85) an English military leader. He became known as 'Chinese Gordon' after defeating a rebellion against British rule in China in 1863. He was killed in a small military camp in Khartoum, Sudan, after resisting attacks from Sudanese forces for ten months.