(1833–85), British general and colonial administrator. He made his name by crushing the Taiping Rebellion (1863–4) in China. In 1884 he fought Mahdist forces in Sudan led by Muhammad Ahmad (the Mahdi), but was trapped at Khartoum and killed.
Definition of Gordon, Charles George in US English:
Gordon, Charles George
proper nounˈɡôrdn
(1833–85), British general and colonial administrator. He is noted for crushing the Taiping Rebellion (1863–64) in China and for fighting Mahdist forces in Sudan in 1884.