Charles George Gordon, a British officer who…

1863 CE

Charles George Gordon, a British officer who had taken part in the 1860 capture of Beijing, receives a commission in 1863 from the Qing goverment.

His Ever Victorious Army, a Western-trained peasant force, joins the provincial militias in their suppression of the Taiping rebels.

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Beijing (Peking) Beijing Shi (Peking) China View →

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Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → Taiping (Heavenly Kingdom) View →

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Taiping Rebellion View → China: Famine of 1850-73 View → Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1852-63 View →

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Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Government View →

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