The 'Ever-Victorious Army'
The 'Ever-Victorious Army'

Author: Andrew Wilson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-12-09

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 1108024076

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This 1868 work recounts an early success of the future Gordon of Khartoum, in China in 1863-1864.

The Story of General Gordon
The Story of General Gordon

Author: Jean Lang

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2023-07-11

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 3849663779

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Major General Charles George Gordon, also known as 'Chinese Gordon' or 'Gordon Pasha', was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War and made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces. This little illustrated book tell his story in a language comprehendible for children and youths.

Armies of the Nineteenth Century: China
Armies of the Nineteenth Century: China

Author: Ian Heath

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781901543025

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Ian Heath has assembled 183 line drawings and 39 photographs to illustrate the huge array of costumes and uniforms worn during this period. Coverage includes the Taipeng and Boxer rebellions, Formosa, the Mongols and Gordon's Ever Victorious Army. Ian Heath's accompanying text is one of the most coherent accounts available of Chinese history during this turbulent period. Includes extensive bibliography. All the volumes in this series have a high quality traditional gold-embossed cloth cover and no dust jacket.

Nothing but Victory
Nothing but Victory

Author: Steven E. Woodworth

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2006-10-17

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13: 0375726608

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Composed almost entirely of Midwesterners and molded into a lean, skilled fighting machine by Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the Army of the Tennessee marched directly into the heart of the Confederacy and won major victories at Shiloh and at the rebel strongholds of Vicksburg and Atlanta.Acclaimed historian Steven Woodworth has produced the first full consideration of this remarkable unit that has received less prestige than the famed Army of the Potomac but was responsible for the decisive victories that turned the tide of war toward the Union. The Army of the Tennessee also shaped the fortunes and futures of both Grant and Sherman, liberating them from civilian life and catapulting them onto the national stage as their triumphs grew. A thrilling account of how a cohesive fighting force is forged by the heat of battle and how a confidence born of repeated success could lead soldiers to expect “nothing but victory.”