Charles George Gordon a Sketch
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Hake says, first, to his mili- tary genius, and second, to his moral qualities, which were such as to cause all brought in contact with him to have un- bounded faith in his capacity.
It is well known that in battle Gordon was always foremost, and never armed, except with a cane, which his men called the "wand of victory. " We are told that 54 CHARLES GEORGE GORDON.
the officers of his force would sometimes hold back. " Gordon, in his mild way, would take one or other of these by the arm and lea...d them into the thick of the fire. When he was once wounded in battle, and his men wished to carry him out of it, he would not allow it, but went on leading them till he fainted from loss of blood. " In return for his splendid services to China, Gordon would accept only the dis- tinctions of the "Yellow Jacket" and the " Peacock's Feather, " which correspond to our own Orders of the Garter and the Bath. Of these rewards he wrote to his mother : "I do not care twopence about these things, but know that you and my father like them.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Hake says, first, to his mili- tary genius, and second, to his moral qualities, which were such as to cause all brought in contact with him to have un- bounded faith in his capacity.
It is well known that in battle Gordon was always foremost, and never armed, except with a cane, which his men called the "wand of victory. " We are told that 54 CHARLES GEORGE GORDON.
the officers of his force would sometimes hold back. " Gordon, in his mild way, would take one or other of these by the arm and lea...d them into the thick of the fire. When he was once wounded in battle, and his men wished to carry him out of it, he would not allow it, but went on leading them till he fainted from loss of blood. " In return for his splendid services to China, Gordon would accept only the dis- tinctions of the "Yellow Jacket" and the " Peacock's Feather, " which correspond to our own Orders of the Garter and the Bath. Of these rewards he wrote to his mother : "I do not care twopence about these things, but know that you and my father like them.
What to read after Charles George Gordon a Sketch?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Reginald Henry Barnes to read onlineMoreLess
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