If James Hope Grant was one of the two major culprits in the burning of the Yuanming Garden.
Then Charles George Gordon was undoubtedly a typical robber.
Charles George Gordon.
Sometimes due to translation, he is called Charlie George Gordon.
He was born on January 28, 1833. His father was a Lieutenant General in the British Army, and he attended the renowned Taunton School and the Royal Military College.
After graduating, Gordon became a crossbowman in the Engineer Corps in 1850.
According to historical trajectory.
He would participate in the famous Crimean War in 1855, and during the Second Opium War, he went to Huaxia as a Major.
He didn't catch the attack on Dagu Fort, but he did participate in the occupation of Beijing and Yiheyuan, looting a large number of precious cultural relics.
However, Charles George Gordon is truly known to later generations only after he led a notorious rogue army:
The Invincible Army, also known as.....
The Foreign Gun Team.
