Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-15
rhs Foree, on the Plains OF Italy.


The annexed summary wall he found 70
contain, in a convenient form, valuable anu
interesting statistics, in regard to the 1rH'as
Of France Sardinia, and Austria:
THE FRENCH ARuY-The Emperor Napo-
leon Ill. j commandcr-in-chict.
The army Of Italy is subdiv'dcd inn" n'1
corps, commanded the first by MaIshai
Count paraguay d'iiillierS; the second ny
Count McMahun the third by Marshal Cai-
robert: the fourth by General OF DIVISION Nel'
ad-de-camp CT the Emperor; the nth ny
Prince Napoleon.
Among the generals of division are Uener-
ais Forey, Ladmirauit, B3zine, tsPiha.se' lie
La Motto Rouge, Bourtaki kenault' De
failly, and Ninoy
Anon. the Generals If brigade @e notice
Beuict, Blanchard, aud i:o7e. !"ochu Du-
crot, Bataille. COllineau. Picard: ana Jannih'
OF the amount Of tie French force ii Is ilA-
possible 10 determine, but ii is probably i'll
the vicinity Of 10000 men.
Tie SARpiNi.,2 ARIY.--hin@ victor En-
manuel commands the arny III chiei. zen
eral Della MarmUra is second iii command.
under the immediate orders Of the hin-. ana
Col. Petit. who held the rank of brigade ma
ior in the Crmea. with so"eral other officers:
compose his staff.
The Kings brigade maj or and his CHIEF
aid-de-ca;np is Gen. Della k"cca, beneath
whose orders are Col. Righetti ana Lieut..
Col. Govini, both good soldiers. Generals
D'Angrona, Carderina, Sulariii and co.'s.
Sanfront, Cigaln, Moruzzo, are the Ming :
aids-dc-camp. Moruzzo also holds the APP
pointmcnt Of CommiSsary of Stores during
the campaign. Count dc Robllant, whose
hand was carried away during the cannon
AIDE at Novara. in 1919, Majors Naii, Cnstel-
io and de BiIier. Captains Balbo, Cocc"nlto,
Rccardi, .jacquer, and Detoray are orderly
officers
The army is composed OF twenty regI-
ments of the line, with complete compile
ments-60, 900 men that is, twelve batta-
ions of chasseurs, lbegyadierV 5000 men;
regiment Of engineers, tw" OF artillery,
! from 900 to 5000 men: nine regiments OF
cavalry, $500 horses, and a strong trans
port regiment The army consists, there
fore. of 81, 900 soldiers, ~, counting the tree
corps who have united themselves under the
same iag, Of 10000 excellent fighting men,
animated with the best possible spirit, al
mirably organized, and worshipping the
King, who may lead them 10 the end Of the
world before any one Of them will complain.
| The five generals of division are Giovanni;
/ Durando, a Spanish soldier, who, i'll ISIS,
made an excellent sortiG from Eiceuce; lantl
| and Cealdini, refugees from M1dcna, who
/ distinguished themselves III the CrImca, and
are excessively popular with the army: Cas-
telborgo, ii daring general; CucchIarl de
| Carrare, also refugee, and Gen. Samhrcy,
who commands the cavalry, and conducted
I himself extremely we'll during the cam
paigns Of 1918 and 1919. Gen. Menabrea
/ commands the engineers, and enjoys nigh
| reputation.
Among the generals OF brigade are De Son
naz, Mollard, Arnaldi, NIllamaria, and otherS.
| The AUSTRIAN ARMY.-The Emperor jo-
seph is with his army. Gen. Count GyulaI
! is the commander-in-chief.
The following ale the different command
! ers at or near the seat of wal:
Second corps, Prince edward Lichtcn-
stein; third, Prince Edmund SchwartIen-
burg: fifth, Count Stadion: seventh, Baron
! Lobcl: eighth. Chevalier Ion Benedck: ninth,
/ Count Francis SchaafSotsche: tenth, Baron
Wcrnhardt. These corps will probably soon
he joined by the first under command OF
Gen. Wimpfcn. These eight corps Will pre-,
sent force Of 800, 900 men