The 'Ever-Victorious Army': A History of the Chinese Campaign Under Lt-Col C. G. Gordon, CB, RE, and of the Suppression of the Tai-Ping Rebellion |
Contents
PREFACE | xiii |
LIST OF TAIPING WANGS OR CHIEFS | xxv |
THE ORIGIN OF THE REBELLION | 3 |
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