The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-21


Al one Of Them Gropeo two Sandman squadrons of
Abe SaIuzzo regiment encountered some Austrans The
sardinsns fought WELL ara Their captain, .ns Marquis
Austrian commander and having engaged 10 hand to
hand contest, killed him Several otner Aus,rans
wounded, as well as some OF the sardnians
THE FRENCH ARMY OF ITALY.
THE FOOT CHAssEuRs.
Translated from the Courier de Paris May 10. the NEW
YORK HERALD
The soldiers OF light troops being designed to act either
separately, as rfemen or BY small bodies in csupde
MAN. ambuscaces, reconoterings and many other
operations need TO be provided with firearms OF precise
AIM great range and easily to be handled Besides these
men are 70 be chosen among the ghtest, drilled to gym
nastics and bayonet fencing hne they receive mill
tary education more complete than those who belong to
the infantry Of the line On these principles rest the
ganzat0n Of the foot cbasseurs In France, the reman
in England the Cersageri In Piedmont, and OF all other
regiments armed with precise rifles
The range Of the sight rifles In use in those regiments
Since 1S46 is such that at distance of 1880 meters the
oblong bullet pierce two wooden boards ON 022 thick and
enter into the third II Is easy TO understand what
good marksman achieve with such an arm. His
Majesty the Emperor Napoleon ILL., said OF our foot
chasseurs that with the improvements introduced into
their maneuvres and armament, they constitute a
real a,tilerie dc (hand Artillery In fact,
few soldiers, placed in an ambush behind mounds
Of. eaS can n at great distance
succession all the glnners The officers who in
1910 have taken part in the campaign of the Col dc Mou
when some Of them, placed at distance Of more than
1890 meters from were killed by the balls Of Mr. Pts
t0uey al present Chef Bdtd0H Tenth regiment
OF the line and then adutant in the First battalion orga
nized under the name Of rifemen.
The foot chasseurs were organized at vncennes, aud
they are therefore generally called ChRsseurs de Vim
cennes is at the polygon OF that place that the
TALON Of ritlemen, organized by ordinance Of the
18th Of August, 1889, used to practice That bat
general OF division SO sod that seeing it defe at
the camp Of Fonaip ebleau Marshal Sou exclaimed SIT
Ia not single battalion but thirty like that would like TO
in the French army The campaign of 1870 proved
that the Marshal not mistaken and in 1870 was
decided that the number of foot chasseurs should be in
creased TO ten baitaions which organized at the
camp Of 81 Omer by their respective commanders viz
1st, Mr.. de LAdmrault; I'd, Mr.. Faivre 3D. Mr. Camou
7th, Mr.. Repond sth, Mr.. Cier; 9th, Mr. Ubrch 10th
Mr.. de MacMahon. Seven of those officers still number
In the general staff Of the army
His exceenoy Marshal Certain Canrobert was adjutant
major OF the 9th battalion, and soon after called TO
the command Of the 9th.
Mr.. Lenormand de Lourmel was CAPTAIN in the Tep,b
battalion
Immediately after their organization four of the new
battalons were sent To Algeria The Sixth the fights of
Oued saba s42 the Ninth in the expedition against the
F1tas S45), when it's commander NJ Clere was killed:
the Eighth at piemaa Ghszouat, when oil Of them fell
around their commander Coste proved that the
chasseus not behind the Oldest TROOPS OF the per
manent army of Africa.
At the battle Of Isy, in Rome, on the ao.h
OF april, during the sege with Commander de
Marches, (killed at Zaatcha in the Crinea and in
many other glorious circumstances the foo. caseurs rem
ufeo sucn great services that the 22d Of November
1883 in view Of the emergencies OF war his Majesty
pokon I'LL decided 10 form twenty batsions OF ten com
psAss eaCu, place OF Ten Old DattaliOu6 which
prised only eight companies The old battacns mantan
ed their numbers and Stats the incorporated from
them four companies and all completed their ranks with
sold mrs and officers taken from infantry regiments The
details Of that organization so judicousy combined
Marshal Saint Arnaud and General Trochu then Colonel
Mt the Secretary Of War that from the month u MAJ
following, five batalous were sent TO the battle Nsld
Even at certain moment 2ist battalion was or.anized
with companies taken from other regiments.
The 1s 3D. 4th 5th, 9th, 10TH 14th 18th and Nh bat
tali0ns have distinguished themselves In the Crimees
Battle Of Alma LIST, Sd, 5th 9th
Inkermann ana fight in the trenches 3D. 9Th and cth
Night OF the Goth October. 1854 5th
Night OF the 22d March, 1855 4th.
Nights Of the llth and 18th Of April OH and 10th.
23d of May 9th, 9th and 10th
Mamelon Fort Sd, Alb, 18th and 10th
Expeditions Of Kertch 9Th.
18th OF June 9Th.
Battle OF Traktir l4th and 10th.
Capture Of sebasopol: LIST, 4th, 9th 9th IOsh l4l-
The share Of the foot chasseurs at the sorming of Sc
bastopo so glorious that is impossible TO describe It
The battalion of the Guard covered itself with glory att
The attack of the small Redan.
Finally the 18th battalion carried Bomarsund with the
i'Hilllers.
Peace being concluded with Russia several bat,alops Of
n Kabylia.
The army Of Italy provided with foo. chasseurs, and
hose Of the battaons which have been sent there have
most OF them, distinguished themselves in Africa and
In the Crimea.
The quick and lively gait of the chssaeurs their dark
rum concur 20 give them fanastcal aspect which must
have ts influence on the battle field. The Kabyles who
are COCO soders call them the Negros and
Lnem more than all others In Rome the Swiss artillery
The egons Of volunteers and students the best soldiers
the psseeed avoided with the places guarded
Dy thefn Finally the Russian generals have NOT gpared
their admiration OF them.
They are, besides, troops conformable to the military
genius OF our nation 1t has been remarked that tho
voluntary enlstments very numerous amonsst them
.he Pupils OF Saint Cr most ambitious to become Of
lcers IN ihe cnasseurs And this is easy be under
mi nff har
ore mem 10 the iustrous men who have been officers
tpose battallons and whom have already named we
'Abadie day dIeD Douay ana de Castagny Coonels re-
,asso ssrval Pauze dIvoy, Lenormaud dc BrettevIe
mzNa, dc Bras de Fer soubran Campaigno
luzouy Duplesss, GiuOmar, &C.. &c and 90 MANY Others
nose glorious ashes rest the battle fields Of Africa
tome and the Crimea ~'
THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE ALPS.
he iMPKRIAL GUARD-Irs GENERALS AND REGr.
MENTS.
translated from the Courier de Paris April the
New YORK HERALD.1
me Aonstear announced yesterday that tho Imperial
ua,u remained under the command Of General Regnaud
!. ndnt Jean d ADgely Whatever might be said this
ioce oop could not in fact be separated from its chief
tne moment OF entering the field. considerable por
'n OF It's infantry bataons have already been sent to
= seas OF war It's batteries OF arlary moving for
and although s cavalry has not yet received orders
oresnlze s war squadrons are led TO :he belief that
y WIN peiore long 20 10 join those admirable regimeDs
Henaaies and voltigeurs which were rsen yesterday
ming on our boueyards
III ULrEhAL REGNAED DE SAINT JEAN DANGELY,
no s the chief commander Of the Imperial Guard is
veteran Of the fir q, emnire He made tie canna,gns g
~ ~ husta, OF 1913 in Saxony, of 1873 and 1916 ia
noo ana the NJ nth; ne commanded the land troops of
eepeoohary corps OF the Mediterranean in 1849; be
70 oecretary War 10 the beginning Of 1851. Az err
sAAen pa n in the Crmesn General Regnaao de
~ 1ean An yey superntended the reorganization of
imperiai III lard. While speaking Of the several de-
- tnAt orr auization We have FIRST TO pay jua tri
te U prane TO
Ii RIrTrN ANT COLONEL, pogINEr
ad oe camp of the chief commander of the Guard
hopnet ID one of those officers who implicitly dey ste
mseives % the success OF the mission entrustet to
IN, and umph over difficulties by their will, pAttsnce
he Imp eraI cuard has been re- established by do
u ma 1, 1854. II then composed OF 'Jivision
nanu brigade " cavalry and q regiment of artl-
I; az the end Of the crimean war, the 2rhh OF De-
.per 1856, new decree fixed lis de1nitive organize
,o, predominant idea Of the decree Of Ehe Goth of
The er, 1856 is that in the Composition OF abe uard
40 constitutive elements Of corps darnss. should
me os 70 enable to act by itself In the sd and con-
n nty be ready for all emergencies Of he most diff
70 lind At the came time the purpose that all tho
rent arms Of the service and their subdivisions should
represented in that corps modele, which was 70 be
10 Europe the nj mi