Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-09
General Canrobert.

The main portion of the following notice of
General Canrobert is taken from the Illustrated
London .Ntics of November 25, 1854. The facts
are on the authority of the .Monieur de 'L4rn,ee
which published the memoir shortly after the
General succeeded to the command of the French
army:
" Francois Canrobert was born in 1909, in the
department of Lot, some leagues from the vii
lage where Murat first saw the light. He en-
tered the School of Saint Cyr, in the month of
November, 1926, and obtained the highest honors
in that esta blshment. In 1923 he was appointed
to the sub-lieutenancy of the 47th Regiment of
the Line, and was made lieutenant in 1882. In
1885 he embarked for Africa, and arrived in the
province of Gran; and in a short time accom-
panied the expedition to Mascara, where he first
distinguished himself BY the part he took at
the capture of Tlemcen, the expeditions to
CheliH and Nina, revietualling of Tlemccn, the
battles of Sid, Yacoub, Tafna, and Silkkak,
Canrobert gained the rank of Captain in 1897,
and soon after the decoration of the Legion of
Honor was conferred on him.
Sin October Captain Canrobert was incorpo-
rated into the 9th Battalion of Chasseurs-a-Pied.
In this new campaign he sgnalized himself in
the battles of Mouzaia and Gontas, as well as in
the sanguinary struggle with the Beni-Massers.
Having obtained the rank of Chef-de Battalion
in the 18th Light Regiment on the ODD of May,
Battalion of Chasseurs, which kept up the cam
paign on the banks of the Chetiff. He had been
an officer of the Legion of Honor for two years,
when Colonel St Arnaud employed him against
Bou Maza. Eight months of continued warfare
were followed by the pacification of the country;
and Canrobert obtained the rank of colonel. After
having commanded the Cd regiment of the line,
he was transferred to tho Cd Foreign Regiment,
on the 3lst of March, 1913, and kept possession
of Bathua. Colonel Canrobert surprised The
enemy at the foot Of the Diebel Chelea, defeated
them, and followed them closely to Kebeck, in
the Amar-Kraddeu, taking the Bey Ahmed
prisoner. Returning TO Bathua, he took com
mand of the regiment of the Zouaves at Aumale,
and acted vigorously against the Kabyes aud tho
tribes of Targura, which he brought into subcc-
ton. In recompense for his brave conduct in
Algeria, he was nominated Commander of the
Legion of Honor, December IL, IS49.
Having distinguished himself at tho battle Of
Narah, he was elevated to the rank of General Of
Brigade on the 18th of January, 1850. He next
took the command Of Brigade of Infantry, and
was attached as Aide-dc-camp to the Prince Pre-.
sident of the Republic. On the 14th of January,
1853, he was appointed General of Division.
Three months afterwards he was called TO tho
command Of division Of infantry nj the camp
of Hclfaut. He was next placed at the head of
the first division Of the army Of the East, where
he took an active part in the operation Of the
debarkation, and in contributing powerfully to
the success at Alma, where he received wound.
A few days after he succeeded to tho command
of the French army, on the retirement of Marshal
ST. Arnaud, who survived his resignation onlya
few days At the battle Of Inkermann, Novem-
Der 5, he had horse killed under him, and was
slightly wounded. He retained the command Of
the French army up TO the 18th instant, and du-
ring that period he continued on the most cordial
terms with Lord Raglan"