Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-04-15


NaPoleen's Armv.
Marshal Marmont, Duke de Ra.
guse, who has just died a, Venice,
was born at Chatillon>sur-Seine. on
the 20lh June, l774. In 1889 he
was attached as sub.lieutenant TO a
regiment Of infantry, and in l792
made his first campaign with the
army Of the Alps, as sub-lieutenant
of artillery. In 1877 he was at
tached to the staff Of General Bona-
parie, and was sent bv him from
Italy to present to the Directory 80
flags, which had been taken from the
enemy. He formed part Of the ex-
petition TO Egypt, and returned to
France with the General-in. Chief.
After the Is Brumaire he was named
Councillor Of State, and Comman-
dant-in-Chief OF the reserve of the
Artillery. He made the campaign of
$500, and after the battle Of Maren-
go, was raised to the rank Of lnspec-
tor-General Of Artillery. He com
manded the army of Holland in
1906. He carried on the seies Of
Ragura, and occupied the territory
Of the old Ragusian Republic until
lSO9. He took part in ths battle Of
Wagram, and after that campaign
was made Marshal Of the empire,
and had the title of Duke de Raeuse
conferred upon him. He made ali
the campaigns Of Germany, where
ne commanded corps d'arnce. He
was present at the battle Of Lulzen,
Wurlzen, and Dresden. ln 1914 be-
received orders to form a junction
with Marshal Mortier TO keep back
the army of Blucher, and 10 cover
Paris. Marmont occupied the Butte
Sainte-Chaumont, but instead of
fighting, he opened negotiations with
the Prince de Schwartzenberp.-
Louis XVIII. gave the command Of
one al the companies Of his bodv
guard to the Duke de Raguse, and he
retired TO Ghent with the King. On
the second restoration, his company
was disbanded. In 1926 he repre-.
sented France at'the coronation of
the army at Paris. Since that period
he had been voluntary exile in
foreign land. His name had been
struck out from the list of the Mar
shals OF France, and q black veil
covered his portrait In the Sale des
Marechaux at the palace of the
Tuileries.
The capital feature in Marmont's
biography is the separate capitula-
tion by which he betrayed the EN-
peror at Fonlainbleau, and accor-
ding to which he uncovered his mas
ter by drawing off his corps G'armes
TO Versailles, and leaving the road to
Fontainbleau open TO the allied
armies concentrated at Paris. La
MARITIME has attempted, but without
much success, to whitewash this
evidently base dissertation, which at
once stopped all possibility Of nego-
iating the imperial regency-an
ss1e then far from improba ble--and
'anished the Emperor TO a rock of
Elba, from which he was destined TO
Ichieve so glorious a return on the
10Th Of March OF the next YEAR
Narmont, rivetted by his BETRAYAL
If the Emperor to the cause OF the
3ourbons, and prevented by the
excess OF his apostacy from initiating
he weakness Of Ney, formed one Of
he fugitive courts at Gand, and re-
'ntered France with the second re-
tora:ion. He was commander-in-
'hief Of the army when Charles X.
vas expelled by the citizens Of Paris
Or crimes which have been since par
oned by Louis Napoleon. By his
deity TO the exiled court oil the
lder Bourbons, Marmont repaired
] some measure the stain which his
reacherous betrayal OF the Emperor,
1914, must ever leave upon his
lemory.