Charles George Hamilton Gordon Biography and Timeline

Birth of Charles George Hamilton Gordon

Birth of Charles George Hamilton Gordon, son of a Lieutenant General

Captain

Appointed Captain

Capture of Beijing

Present at the capture of Peking

Medal

Awarded the British War Medal

Commander of Royal Engineers

Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers

Rebellion of Tai Ping

Storms towns occupied by the Tai Ping rebels

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel with a force of 4,000 Chinese

Commander of Royal Engineers

Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers at Gravesend

Battle of Chan-Chu-Fu

Ends the Tai Ping rebellion

Governor

Appointed Governor General of the Sudan

Role range: 1874-1880 – 1877-1880

Governor

Appointed Governor of Central Africa

Role range: 1872-1876

Resignation of Charles George Hamilton Gordon

Resigns as Governor of Central Africa

Role range: 1872-1876

Governor

Appointed Governor of General of Sudan

Role range: 1877-1880

Rebellion of Rebels in London

Many of the rebel leaders under Sulieman are rounded up & shot

Role range: 1877-1880

Rebellion of Rebels in London

Many of the rebel leaders under Sulieman are rounded up & shot

Role range: 1877-1880

Resignation of Charles George Hamilton Gordon

Resigns as Governor of General of Sudan due to ill health & returns to England

Role range: 1877-1880

Independence of Great Britain

Arrives at Khartoum & declares the independence of Sudan

Role range: 1884-1885

Independence of Sudan

Arrives at Khartoum & declares the independence of Sudan

Role range: 1884-1885

Siege of Khartoum

Reaches Khartoum & then begins to evacuate the Angloian residents

Role range: 1884-1885

Siege of Khartoum

Th reinforcements requested by Gordon are refused by the British Government. The Mahdi have Khartoum surrounded

Role range: 1884-1885

Siege of Khartoum

Public opinion leads to 300,000 pounds raised by the British Government. A relief force under Wolseley is despatched but too late

Role range: 1884-1885

Governor

Appointed Governor General of the Sudan, 2nd term

Role range: 1874-1880 – 1884-1885

Governor

Appointed Governor General of Sudan

Role range: 1884-1885

Siege of Khartoum

Public opinion leads to 300,000 pounds raised by the British Government. A relief force under Wolseley is despatched but too late. Th reinforcements requested by Gordon are refused by the British Government. The Mahdi have Khartoum surrounded. Holds out for 1 yr against the Mahdis army. Disobeys Gladstones orders to evacuate Khartoum

Role range: 1884-1885

Siege of Khartoum

Fails to evacuate Khartoum before a siege led by the Mahdi

Role range: 1884-1885 – 1884-1885

Siege of Khartoum

A relief expedition arrives at Korti under Sir Charles Wilson

Role range: 1884-1885

Capture of Khartoum

The Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad captures Khartoum

Role range: 1884-1885

Death of Charles George Hamilton Gordon

Death of Charles George Hamilton Gordon, during the siege of Khartoum

Role range: 1884-1885