The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-05 00:00:00

THE NEW FRENCH MARSHAL.

The Moniteur gives the following account of the
long career of the new marshal :
' " Marshal Count d'Ornano is not only an old sol-
dier of the Empire, but he is the only officer in the
world who for the long period of nearly fifty years
held the grade of general of division.
"He was born in 1784 at Ajaccio, and at the
ago of 16 entered the army as officer in the 9th
Dragoons. He served in the, campaign of Marengo,
and afterwards went to San Domingo as aide-de-
camp of General Leclerc. He was subsequently
one of Berthier's staff, and afterwards became
commander of the battalion of Corsican rifle-
men. At the head of that battalion, in the battle
of Austerlitz, he took several pieces of cannon,
and for so doing received from the hand of the
Emperor, and on the field of the battle, the
Cross of Officer of the Legion of Honour. After
the battle of Jena he was appointed colonel of the
25th Dragoons, and distinguished himself in the
campaigns of Prussia, Poland, Spain, and Portugal.
Among other things the regiment forced the passage
of the Nevis, captured a battery of four guns in the
combat of Alba de Tonnes, and made a brilliant
charge in the battle of Fuentes de Onore. For this
last exploit Colonel d'Ornano was made General of
Brigade, and in 1812, five days before the battle of
Moscow, was promoted to the grade of general of
division, and appointed commander of the seven
, regiments which formed the cavalry of the 4th corps
d'armee. In that battle he executed with 3,000 men
a charge on the 10,000 horsemen of the Hetmann
Platoff in such a brilliant manner as to free the
extreme left of the grand army, and to contribute
greatly to the success of the day. At Malojaros-
jawitz, the first serious affair after Moscow, Ornano's
cavalry so greatly distinguished itself that Napoleon
said to Prince Eugene, commander of the 4th corp 3,
" The honour of this day belongs entirely to you."
Subsequently, at Krasnoe, a singular circumstance
occurred ; the general was believed to be dead,
and a funeral service was celebrated for him
in presence of Count de Tascher la Pagerie,
aide-de-camp to the Prince, and yet he revived,
and proceeded to Wilna in the Emperor's own
carriage. In 1813 he commanded a division of the
Imperial Guard at Dresden, and gained great
distinction ; and at Hanau, at the head of two
divisions, he covered himself with glory, and re•
ceived the Grand Cross of the Order de la Reunion
—a distinction rarely given, and which he now
alone possesses. In 1814 the general, notwith-
standing his youth—only 30 years—commanded
all the Imperial Guard that remained at Paris, in-
fantry, cavalry, and artillery, and was intrusted
with the duty of protecting the city, and of watch-
ing over the safety of the King of Rome, and of
King Joseph, Lieutenant-General of the Empire.
In the battle of Paris, at the head of 6,000 soldiers,
he took part in the defence of the capital. He
afterwards joined Napoleon at Fontainebleau, and
when the latter, seeing that his abdication in favour
of his son was not accepted by the sovereigns,
thought of continuing the war and of falling back
behind the Loire, he gave him the command, of the
cavalry. The general was at Fontainebleau when
Napoleon took leave of the cavalry, but he was not
at Waterloo, as he was at the time suffering from a
very severe wound. Since then the general has
been Inspector-General, Commander of the 4th
Military Division, Grand Chancellor of the Legion
of Honour, and since 1853 Governor of the In-
valides."

The new Marshal is also a Senator, a member of
the Council of the Imperial family, and a Grand
Cross of the 'Legion of Honour.

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