Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army / Gwalior and the Battle of Maharajpore, 1843; the Gold Coast of Africa, 1847-48; the Indian Mutiny, 1857-58; the expedition to China, 1860-61; the Siege of Paris, 1870-71; etc.

by Sir Charles Alexander Gordon

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RECOLLECTIONS OF
THIRTY-NINE YEARS IN THE ARMY

SIR CHARLES A. GORDON, K.C.B., Surgeon-General

(From a Photograph by Mr. A. Bassano, Old Bond Street)

Recollections of Thirty-nine
Years in the Army

GWALIOR AND THE BATTLE OF MAHARAJPORE, 1843
THE GOLD COAST OF AFRICA, 1847–48
THE INDIAN MUTINY, 1857–58
THE EXPEDITION TO CHINA, 1860–61
THE SIEGE OF PARIS, 1870–71
Etc

BY
SIR CHARLES ALEXANDER GORDON, K.C.B.

“The story of my life,
From year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes
That I have passed.”

—Othello, Act I, Sc. 3