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The Project Gutenberg eBook, General Gordon, by Seton Churchill
Title: General Gordon
A Christian Hero
Author: Seton Churchill
Release Date: May 12, 2009 [eBook #28773]
Language: English
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GENERAL GORDON
P.S. I am quite happy, thank God, & like Lawrence, I have "tried to do my duty."
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GENERAL GORDON
A CHRISTIAN HERO
By
LIEUT.-COLONEL SETON CHURCHILL
AUTHOR OF "STEPPING-STONES TO HIGHER THINGS," ETC.
13th EDITION
(Completing 41,000 Copies)
London
JAMES NISBET & CO., LIMITED
21 BERNERS STREET
1907
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh
DEDICATED
TO THE
YOUNG MEN OF ENGLAND
WITH THE EARNEST DESIRE THAT SOME OF THE NOBLE
GODLIKE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS
CHRISTIAN SOLDIER AND HERO
MAY BE REPRODUCED IN FUTURE GENERATIONS
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| II | EARLY LIFE AND CRIMEAN WAR | 12 |
| III | CHINESE WAR AND TAIPING REBELLION | 25 |
| IV | GORDON'S FIRST COMMAND | 36 |
| V | PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION | 50 |
| VI | END OF THE REBELLION | 65 |
| VII | AT GRAVESEND | 80 |
| VIII | GORDON'S SIMPLE FAITH | 92 |
| IX | HIS CATHOLICITY | 114 |
| X | GOVERNOR OF THE EQUATORIAL PROVINCE | 135 |
| XI | GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE SOUDAN | 157 |
| XII | ABYSSINIA, INDIA, AND CHINA | 178 |
| XIII | MAURITIUS, CAPE, AND PALESTINE | 190 |
| XIV | KHARTOUM | 209 |
| XV | THE SIEGE | 230 |
| XVI | THE FALL OF KHARTOUM | 246 |
| XVII | CONCLUSION | 263 |
LIFE OF GORDON
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Lord Wolseley, on hearing an officer say that General Gordon was mad, remarked, in language similar to that used by George II. to the Duke of Newcastle about General Wolfe, that it was a great pity Gordon had not bitten more Generals, so that they might have been infected with some of his madness. Nor is there any reason why the motive power which could make a man do such noble deeds and lead such a splendid life should be confined to Generals. There are thousands of young men in this country who may be helped to live better lives by the study of such a Christian hero as Charles George Gordon undoubtedly was, and it is with that end in view that I have endeavoured to write a popular sketch of his life and character.
My object in adding to the number of biographies1 already written of General Gordon is to meet the demand for a popular book for young men and others, which will focus the events of his life into one handy volume, and which shall at the same time give a clear insight into the religious life of this Christian hero. This I have attempted to combine with a sketch of his military, political, and social life, setting forth not only the deeds