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Charles George Gordon, a Rare card
Major-General Charles George Gordon CB, also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum and General Gordon, was a British Army officer and administrator.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 192
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 250,000
Power 192 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army.
- He made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers that was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces.
- For these accomplishments, he was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles George Gordon article was read about 250,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Charles George Gordon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles George Gordon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Geruzet Frères - Belgian (active c. 1870-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
