The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-16

saS us0ss piouhHCut VI tuoSe
who took part IN the recent battle Of
Magenta, are msA. who for years held
high position . 1he military ranks of
France. To SONS of these the battle Of
Magenta has proved aa sGsc.usl quietus,
and to othsls il haa- breugh. glory and
success. 4. - .s.
OF The fsrmer, the most celebrated ia
Marshal Osnfvbert, who is reported as
fatally uosd1cd.~ He has chief earned
his nl1itsss scputation from his exploits
in the, Cfiacsn War, though be has been
brought up from childood to military
life. Francis Certain Cunrobert was
6dn in, brittany, in 1909 and educated
sAtSksssAilissry college Of St. Cyr, His,
6rst real military experience was in Al
geria, whittier he was sent in ls49, and
where his valiant exploits gained for him
cuptuincy. lie returned to France in
1871, and after a second career in Africa,
again visited Paris in 1851, and lent his
inffucnce to the cause ofdhe presen. Em-
,peror, who, at that period had just as
tonishod the void by his famous coup
d'ttat. OF course these loyal efforts
were duly reverted by the Emperor, and
IN 1853 Canrobcr, was made General of
Division His career in the Crimean
war is we'll known lie played promi.
,hent part in the battle o. ALMA, where
lie was slightly wounded, and on the re.
signation Of st. Arnaud, Canrobert sue
seeded the dying Marshal in the chief
command of tie Allied armies, but in
consequence Of a disagreement with Lord
Raglan, resigned that high position to
Gen. pelissicr.o At the close of the war
Canrobert. with Bosquet and Random,
were appointed Marshals of FuDcc by
Napoleon Ill. and the former was sen,
90 n mission to Denmark. In 1858 he
received the command Of the grand divis-
ion OF tho French army, aud it was while
leading some Of these troops in the battle
Of Magenta tia, he received mortal
wound.
. Gen. Espiaassc is another of the prom
inent victims of Magenta lie was born
In 1915, and was also educated ut the
school VT St. Cyr He also had his frs,
military experience in Algeria, where he
commanded regiment OF Zouavcs,. He
took part, und"r Oudiuot, in the seigc O.
Home, in 1913, and in the Crinea he was
CALAMITY conspicuous at Tchern:iya aud
the Maakoe. General E>pinnassc was,
however. not popular in France, Al 4 his
reccnt appointment as Minister of Public
Safety was SO uufavoratly receive! by the
pablo that lac was soon removed from
'that position, aud became Senator OF
she Empire, lie was among the first of
the Fseneh officers who went to Italy,
under General Mcmahon
. THIS General McMahon-to whom the
Emperor attributes whatever success the
lreuch may have gained at MaseLta-i>
n d@ccndcnt o. an Irish family that emi,
grated to France at the downfall Of the
Ssaert.. Like the officers before men
t.onsd, he Was graduate of St. Cyr,
Taught in Algelis. andwas also present
NJ the ssisc o: Antwerp in 1881. In
jS55 he went TO the Crimea, and there
Us his ya'or in leading the first dctach.
nent at the storilling Of the MaIakof,
made his name historical il military an
na.s. He pl.u.ed the French coors on
the Mamelon, and his participation in the
crimean war covered him with glory
At Magenta he appears to have been the
iea! victor, and Napoleon III following
the example Of his prototype, Immediate
~ hoaorcd the successful soldier by ap-
pointing him a Marshal of France, and
Investing him with the It'll. of Duke f
Magma The new oDute has pass ID al
most his entire life in active service, and
naw divides with Gariba!di the military
honors of the present war
Ii Napoleon III, in thu. appointing
the victor Of Magenta a duke, was ac,u-
nted By a desire to initiate Napoleon l..
Who rewarded in similar manner, aud
for like exploits, ADgereau aud Lannes,
it may be that the disgrace Of paraguay
d'Hi!licrs, who has been removed from
his command and superseded by Gen
Vorcys is but the result Of Louis Napo
Icons persistence in this initiative SIS
sarnj for the father Of paraguay d Hill
liers Wis similarly disgracei BY the frs,
Napoleon 1t was during the Russian
invasion in lsl2 tia, Louis d'lIiliers
was SO uniucky as 10 be captured, with
nearly all of his forces. by the enemy
The displcasgra Of Napoleon /, who or.
dercd an inquest into his conduct, va.
keenly felt by d'Hiiiiers, who died q,
Berlin from ehagrn attendant on this
misfortune. Whether his sou had also
fallen into any military error we have
not yet heard. The present MARSHAL
BaraEuay d Hitler is now sixty five years
Of age, and when but eighteen years old
was ut the battle OF Leipsic, where his
laf, hand was carried away By clnnon
ball Before NJ re .ched his twentieth
year lie was captain.
General Forev, who supcrsed,s Bar.
h-n4y d Killers 10 lis command, though
he lni. served in Algiers. and in the
streets Of Paris in support Of the comp
detnt, my lite his chief military rcp4-
ta,iun from his success in the rccentobat
tie O. " 3atabellJ, ia which he exhibited
renay ksble valor Ills Crimcan career
Was Ell, short und,r rather Suspicious
circumstances; but there is now a pros
pect that, III TIE present Italian war, he
will redeem and extend his reputation as
h soldier.