The 'Ever-Victorious Army': A History of the Chinese Campaign Under Lt. Col. C. G. Gordon and of the Suppression of the Tai-Ping Rebellion
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Journalist and traveller Andrew Wilson (1831-1881) was born in India to colonial missionaries. Educated in Europe, he later edited the China Mail in Hong Kong, and the Bombay Times. This, his best known work, was published in 1868, and recounts the suppression of the Taiping uprising in 1863-1864 by Colonel Charles G. ('Chinese') Gordon, leading a small multinational force. The Taiping rebellion against the Qing dynasty lasted from 1850 to 1864, and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108024076
ISBN13:9781108024075
Release Date:December 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:472 Pages
Weight:1.31 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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