Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-23

THE HEROES OF MAGENTA.

THE HEROES OF MAGENTA.
Among the most prominent of those who
took part in the recent battle Of Magenta are
men who have for years held high position
~ the military ranks of France.
Marshal Canrobert has chiefly earned his
military reputation from his exploits in the
Crmean war, though he has been brought up
from childhood to military life. Francois
Certain CanrObert was born in Brittany in
1909, aEd educated { the military college of
81 Cyr His hrst real military experience was
IN Algeria, whittier he WAS sent in 1919, and
where his valiant exploits gained for him
"apt",ncy. lie returned tO France in 1S4I,
AID al CT a see n career in Africa again Wis
tied raris iH lSJi. and lent his influence TO the
cause Of the present Emperor, who. at that pc
Iiod, had Just astonished the world by his ia
NOUS comp d'etaf. OF course these loyal ef-
forts were duly rewarded by the Emperor, and
~ IS53 Canrubert was made General Of the
Division. His career in the Crincan war is
we'll known. He played prominent part i'm
the battle Of Alma, where he was slightly
wounded, and on the resignation of St Ar
maud, CsnrObert succeeded the diving Marshal
IN the chief command of the allied armies hut
IN consequence of a disagreement with Lord
Raglan, resigned that high position to General
Pelissler. At the close of the war, Cacrobert,
with BOquet and Random, were appointed
Marshals of France by Napoleon Ill, and the
former was sent on n mission to Denmark. In.
1853, he received the command of the grand
division of the French army
''en. EsPInasse was born in 1875 and was
al'o educated at the school Of st. Cyr He also
had his first military experience in Algeria,
where he commanded n battalion Of Zousyes
lie took part, under 0udinOt in the siepe of
Rome in 1873, and in the Crimea he was gal
lantly conspicuous at Tchernsya and the NAL
ak'f General Espinasse was, however, not
popular In France, and his recent appointment
aS Minister Of Public Safety was so unfavorably
received by the public that he was soon re-
moved from that position. and n Senator of tho
Empire lie was among the first of the French
officers that went to Italy, where he served as
GeneTal Of Division under Gen McMabon.
Thus Gen- McMahOn-tO whom the Emperor
attributes whatever success the French have
gained at Magcnta-is a descendant of an Irish
fIoily that enigrated to France at the down.
fell Of the Stuarts. Like the officers before
mentioned he too was a graduate Of St Cyr
fought IN AlgierS, and was also present at the
slsge IN Antwerp in 1881. In 1885 he went to
the CrImea, and there, by his valOr in leading
the first detachment ut the stOrming of the
MalakcH. made his name historical in military
annals. He planted the French colors on the
MamelOn, and his participation in the Crimeau
war covered him with glory. At Magenta he
appears TO have been the real victor, and Ma
pulcpn III, following the example of his proto-
type, Immediately hOnOred the successful SOL
dler by appointing him a Marshal of France.
Ni'A ihNcctthD Win the tllle OF Duke OF
Magenta The new Duke has passed almost his
entire life IN active service, and now divides
with Garibaldi the military honors of the pres.
ent war. -
If Napoleon III, in thus appointing the vic.
tor Of Magenta a duke, was actuated by de-
sire 10 initiate Napoleon L, who rewarded in a
similar manner and for like exploits Angereau
@nd Lannes 1t may be that the disgrace of
b quay llilliers, who has been removed
from his command and superseded by General
Forey, Is but the result Of Louis Napoleon's
persistence in this initiative system ; for the
lS'her OL paraguay Hllliers was similarly
dlsgraeed By the first Napoleon. 1t was du-
ring the Russian invasion in 1912 that Louis
ID IiliiierS was 80 unlucky to be captured
with nearly all his forces by the enemy The
displeasure of Napoleon l., who ordered an
inquest INTO his conduct, was keenIy felt by
u llIlllerS, who died at Berlin from the cha
grln attendant on this misfortune. Whether
his son had also fallen into any military error
we have not yet heard. The present Marshal
BaTaguay HlllierS is now sixty-fye wears of
age, and when but eighteen years old was at
the battle Of Leipsic, where his left hand was
carried away by a cannon ball Before he
reached his twentieth year he was a caDtain
He Is man who changes his politics without
dIihculty, and ON the fall of the First Empire
and the restoration of the BOurbons he gave i'm
his Immediate adhesion to the restored family
In $50 he served in Spain. and when Louis
ihiliippe came to the throne be was made GOV
ernor Of the school Of st. Cyr He then served
In AlgleTs, and, though Of marked monarchial
tendencies. be still managed to maintain n Do
silon IN the times of the late French republic
and was appointed successor to Oudinot as com
mHnder of the French army in Bone On the
"1"P q riat, paraguay D'llilliers immediately
nr'hered hls services to Louis Napoleon and
d reward for this OffciOus zeal. received the
Hrand Gross of the Legion, and was respec-
lively appointed Senator of the Empire Am
bsssador to Sweden, Envoy Extraordinary To
ConStantinople, and Marshal of France The
removal of this Oficer-One whose career has
extended through so many different French
governments, aud around whom cluster the
traditions of the First Empire-is n bold step
and ono calculated to excite much attention
ntil we receive further intelligence on this
point II IL. however. useless To speculate upon
the causes that induced the Emperor TO offer
thIs slight To his old adherent; il is also DOS
sIble that the act may be, after all, but the
voluntary resignation Of the veteran soldier
Gcnerai Fnrey, who supersedes Baragusy
81 HIllers IN his cOmmsnd, though he has served
IN Algiers and in the streets Of Paris in support
Of the c01P dctaf may date his chief military
reputation from his success in the recent battle
at MontebellO, in which he exhibited remark
able Salor. His Crimean career was cut short
under rather suspicious circumstances but
there Is now prospect that, in the present
Italian war, he will redeem and extend his
reputation as "A soldier
AN ALvosT INCREDIBLE ANNOUNCEMENT. ("
y London correspondent of the New York
'hurchman has undergone terrible shock late