Gor ‧ don, General Charles /ˈɡɔːdn $ ˈɡɔːr-/ BrE AmE
(1833–85) a British military leader who fought in the ↑ Crimean War and then in China. He is best known for leading the British forces in the ↑ siege of ↑ Khartoum , in Sudan, where he was killed by the enemy.