Family of Gordon in Griamachary, in the parish of Kildonan

12 The Griamachary Gordons.
Captain Biddu'ph and Dr Stoliczka,
formed an advance party. Besides these,
two other native officers were attached to
the Mission, namely Resaidor M uhammed
Afzul Khan, 11th bengal Cavalry, and In-
spector M uhammed Ibrahim Khan Pun-
jab Police. They reached Leh, the capital
of western Tibet on the outward journey,
September 20, 1873, reached Khasgar
June 29, 1874, and regained Leh on the
way home, December 4, 1874. Sir Thomas
has described this expedition in The Hoof
of the World, "being the narrative of a
journey over the high plateau of Tibet to
the Russian frontier and the Oxus sources
in Pamir,"' (Edinburgh, Edmonston and
Dougla», 1876, large 8vo : pp. xiv + 172;
with 66 drawings done [all except four] on
the spot by the author. ) The preface is
dated from 2 Royal Parade, < he terham,
May 1, 1876. Lieutenant Colonel Gordon
got his C.I E. in connection with, this
Mission January 4, 1874 He became
lieutenant co onel B.S.C August 21,
1875, and was A.A.G in Lahore Division
of Bengal 1872-4, and again March 20,
1878— November 24, 1879. He became
brevet-co'onel January 21, 1877, and
was D. A.G. in Bengal, November 25,
1879— October 5, 1882 " Send me Tom
O'ordon " wrote Sir Donald • tewart,when
in command of the Kandahar column.
Gordon served in the Afghan war of 1879-
82, commanding the 4th Infantry Brigade
of the Cabul Fie d Force, and got his
C.B. February 22, 1881, for the attack on
the camp at Ali Khel. He commanded
the brigade in Hengal 1883-7. He became
major general October 21, 1886. Having
no influence, he had set himse f early in
his career to master Persian, and was
oriential and military secretary at the
Teheran Legation 1889-1893. He
travelled official. y through a great part of
the Empire, though Russian jea ousies
interfered with an expedition along the
Turcoman frontier. Mtnder y attended,
he made friends with Kurds and roving