Gordon takes command of the Ever-Victorious Army
1863 · Event
A 30-year-old engineer officer with no experience of command takes over the foreign-officered Qing army and leads it, cane in hand, against the Taiping.
On these timelines: The Taiping Rebellion, British Empire, China, Master
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