Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-01-25
The Chieftains Of the Great War.

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!. From an article in the Philadelphi
Ledger We copdense the following
, sketches of the master-spirits in tn
} present Eastern war:
j Nicholas was born in the year 1876
|, He is the third son of the Empero'
, Paul, whose tragical death by stran
gulation is matter Of history. IL
the early period of bis life, the pros
pect Of his ascending the throne wal
extremely remote-indeed, highly
improbable. Alexander, his elder
brother, occupied the sovereignty.
and Constantine was the next in the
natural order ofsuccession. AS is the
case of most of the younger branch
es Of sovereign houses in Europe,
considerable portion of the earlier
period of Nicholas life was spent in
travelling from court to court, varied
by attention to the duties of a mill
ltary command, in which he distin-
Iguished himself BY the Improvements
be effected in the efficiency Of the
Russian Army. In1S25 Alexander
died, not without suspicious circum-
stances attendant on his death, which
were probably strengthened by the
fact that the succession, devolyed,
not upon Constantine, but Nicholas.
1t was not without difficulty that he
obtained possession Of supreme pow
er. IS g
The Sultan of Turkey was born
in Constantinople, in 1928, and as
tcended the throne at the age Of six
teen. He was mild and gentle
youth, and inherited the reforming
tendencies of his father, and the soft
mess of his Christian mother. He is
tall and slender, with black eyebrows,
pale face and thick lips. AT first,
his career was timid and irresolute,
but of late years be has manifested
considerable energy. His reign
promises to prove the most imports
ant in the modern history Of his
country. 8sas.4s
Lord Raglan, Commander-in-Chief
Of the British forces in the East, the
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eighth son of the fifth Duke OF Beau.
fort, was born in. 1888. He enter
ed the army at the age of sixteen,
as a Cornet in the Fourth Dragons,
and he accompanied the Duke Of Wei
'lington to Denmark in 1907. He
subsequently accompanied him to the
Peninsula, and enjoyed greater a.
mount Of the commanders confidence
than any other officer in the army.
He distinguished himself in the en-
gagements at Fuentes donor. in
1911, aad in the storming of Bada-
joz in 1912. 1t was to Lord Fitz-
roy Somerset (now Raglan) that the
governor of the citadel surrendered.
In the memorable battle of Vittoria,
and throughout that brilliant cam
paigD, Lord Fitzroy Somerset distin-
guished himself by bis activity and
daring. In 1914 he married Emily
Harriet, second daughter Of. the late.
and sister of the present Earl Of
Mornington- consequently neice Of
the Great Duke. At Waterloo he
lost an arm, and that decisive victory
terminated the FIRST act of his mill
tary career. In. 1847, he was made
Grand Cross Of the Order of the
Bath, and on the death Of the Duke
of Wellington, to whom he had been
long military secretary, be was rals-
ed to the Pserage BY the title of
Lord Raglan, made Privy Councillor,
and appointed Master General Of the
! Prince Menschikoff was born in
1854, and is the great-grandson Of
Peter the Greats favorite. In stat
use be is about middle height; his
Igait naughty, though slightly affect
ed by a limp. oceasioned, it's said, by
a wound which he received in 1928,
" hen engaged against the Turks at
! Varna. His features are striking
land veil Defined; his forehead high
and broad; bis eyes are bright and
sparkling; his hair close cnt. There
lis a curious anecdote related OF the
wound which he received at yarna'
1t is affirmed that one evening, hay-
ling given instructions which be was
desirous Of seeing implicitly obeyed
he traversed. the whole camp, and al
he was leisurely returning, stopped
: for a time, and remained With bi:
, legs stretched wide apart, while ht
|. took pinch of snuff. AT that mo
E ment the loud roar Of artillery was
heard, and the Prince fell TO ths
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