Excerpt from General Gordon's Private Diary of His Exploits in China Several narratives have been published of General Gordon's career in China: how, by his military genius, he subdued the hordes of insurgents who had risen against the Impe rial rule, under the title of Tai-pings, after devastating the provinces with fire and sword; how he took command of a Native Disciplined Force, called by the Chinese. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.