Frederick Townsend Ward
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Frederick Townsend Ward was an American sailor and mercenary known for his military service in Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. He commanded the Ever Victorious Army, a joint Sino-foreign
Ward in 1861
Ward's tombstone in Taiping Kingdom History Museum
A Songjiang shrine to General Ward
Charles George Gordon
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Major-General Charles George Gordon CB, also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum and General Gordon, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean Wa
Frederick Townsend Ward
…the events of the American Civil War overshadowed Ward's accomplishments in China during his life, his reputation after his death was overshadowed by Charles George Gordon, aka "Chinese Gordon", a British Army officer. After Ward's death, the command of the Ever-Victorious Army passed to his second in command, Henry Andres…
Gordon between 1878 and 1885
Gordon, from a photograph taken shortly after the Crimean War.
A scene of the Taiping Rebellion. Estimates of the war dead from the Taiping Rebellion range from 20 to 70 million to as high as 100 million.
General Gordon in Egyptian uniform.