The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-30

field. The soldiers love him, believe in him,
and will follow him with confidence across
the line of the enemy. through which he will
pierce with bis sword uplifted, smiling eye,
the GOODNESS of leader and the spirit OF q
brave soldier. He it was who planted the
French colors on the Mamelon on that ter
rible day when SebastopOl fell.
rHs AUSTRIAN coxxASDER-IS CHIEF.
Baron Henry de Hess, who commands
the Austrian army, has grown old in the
service OF his country, having seen more
winters than perhaps any other officer or
soldier connected with either army. He
was born in Vienna in 1888, and is conse
quently seventy.two years old. He entered
the army as an ensign in 1905, and was for
some time on the general staff. He was at
the battle Of Wagram in 1909, when the
Austrians were defeated by Napoleon Bon
sparte, aud which battle was followed by
the treaty of Scbonbrunn. He served all
through the continental war, and received
many foreign decorations. He was gazetted
to the rank of Colonel 10 1929, and the
next year was placed at the head of q
division Of the staff 10 Lombardy, having
earned for himself the reputation of being
one Of the best officers 10 the Austrian ar.
my. He was created field Marshal in 1912
and continued attached to the Austrian ar.
my in Italy.
From June, l849, to July, 1850, be was
Secretary of War, and during the years
1855 and 1856, he was employed as negotf
ator at the Court OF Russia. His mission
related to the Eastern question, which be
confused as much as be was able for the
benefit OF Austria. He obtained as q re.
ward for this service the command Of the
fifth corps d'armee 10 Italy Of the Austrian
army, and has the merit of being the artisan
of his own military fortune. He is looked
upon as good strategist. Radetsky, whose
principal adviser he was for long time,
held him in the greatest es GEN. and he
shared in the greater part of the old Mar
shal's successes.
lie is represented as having been averse
to the offensive movement first made by the
Austrans in crossing the Ticino.
GENERAL GYULAI.
General Gyulai was born at Pesth, in
1899. He entered the military service in
1916, and rapidly, notwithstanding the
peace obtained promotion. In 1889 he was
created Major General, and in | 646 Field
Marshal. In lS41 he was appointed Gov.
ernor Of the province OF Trieste. He is
now the actual Governor OF the Austro.
Italian provinces and Commander. in Chief
Of the troops in Lombardo- Venetia. In
l849 he was merely general of Brigade.
He fought under the orders of Radetzky,
especially at Custozza, on the 25th Of July;
and unless he had forgotten the particulars
OF that battle be should cherish some re-
spect for the Piedmontese troops. Custoz.
IA is the name OF one Of the villages in the
line which was occupied by the Sandman
army $4,000 Austrians. commanded by
Radenky, assailed four Piedmontese bri.
gades, the collective strength of which was
10000 men. One OF these brigades was
commanded by the Duke of Genoa. The
fight lasted from eight o'clock in the morn.
ing till four in the afternoon. The Pied.
moDtese performed prodigies Of bravery
they defended, step by step, all their posi-
tons, and retired facing the enemy, whom
they never allowed for single instant TO
break their ranks. One understands how
King Victor Emanuel, in his recent pro-
clamation to the army, recalled with pride
this glorious retreat. Gyulai commanded
on that day one Of the Austrian brigades
he knows, consequently what the Sandman
soldiers are worth.
10 lS46, at the outbreak Of the Hunga-
rian war, the government, having no conf.
dence in him on account of his Hungarian
birth, lett him at Trieste, with the rank Of
military commander Of that important place.
lie placed the city in a state Of defence, as
also Pola, where the dockyard Of the Aus
trian navy is situated. He thus saved to
Austria that navy, which, however, is not
powerful now. and was far less so at that
time. This WAS his most remarkable ex-
plot Since then he has been employed in
the public Offices and on diplomatic service;
IN the latter his father, Count Ignau Gyu-
ial. who died in 1881, had more military ex-
perience than him, but did not meet with
great success during his career. In 1909,
after having left the important position Of
Ban OF Croatia for the command Of the
ninth corps, be hal charge OF covering the
retreat OF Prince Charles after his defeat at
Erndorf, but did it very unsuccessfuIly, and
his appointment az Field Marshal was in
consequence thereof delayed till 1913.
General Gyulai commanded the Austri-
ans in person at the late battles of Buffalo
ra, Turlego and Magenta.
IMPORTANT BATTLES or THE CENTURY
The war Of the Crimea itself, though it
started the world from the repose OF years.
aud Indicated what war on the old battle
ileids must be were II ever opened there
again, was yet but a sort of overture to the
great struggle Of which the bitter earnest
has now began. Ia the annexed compare
tive list OF the forces engaged 10 some OF the
most remarkable actions Of the presen, cen
tary, the reader will find the means OF est.
mating the stupendous character which the
PRESENT war promises TO assume. 10 com.
Iarison with the forces engaged At Magenta.
at the lowest unofficial estimate of their
numbers, the armies which contested some