The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-07
MARSHAL CANROBERT.

MARSHAL CANROBERT.
Francois Certain Canrobert, Marshal Of France sena
tor was born in the year 1907 belongs honora
BILE family of Dretagne In the year 1926 he admit
ted into the military school of st. Cyr, which he left in
1898 second lieutenant in the Forty seventh regiment
Of the line He became full lieutenant in 1882 and en-
tarked for Algeria 1885, whore he took part from the
commencement in the expedition OF Mascara. He att
wards assisted at the taking of remseu in the engage
nents Of Sid Yacoub, TapiA and Slkkak Being mai 10
Captain 1887 he was present at the siege Of ConSan
tine and made Of tho assauting column, receiving
his first wound IN the breach by the side Of Col oonbes,
Who being about TO EXPIRE recommended him to Marshal
valee in these words;"rhere great future for this
officer" Having been decorated with tho legion Of honor,
he returned France in $780, was commissioned to
organise out Of the remains d the Carst bands bat
talon for the Foreign legion.
On his return to Africa in 1s4 no was distinguished W
his GOODNESS and his active energy in the venturesome ex
Neck Of Monzaria He commanded q battalion OF foot
chasseurs then the Sixty fourth regiment Of line and
rebels Of Bon Maza and the tribes Of Bias Dhara the a
fair of Sid Kalfa above all he accomplished with great
honor After eight months Of hard and bloody lighting he
promoted to the rank Of colonel In that rank no d.
rected the expedition against Ahmed Sghir he advanced
to the dehe OF Derna, where the enemy was en-
sWo sSeEs IS p1sonsps Is having the
Second regiment Of the Foreign legion be was placed at
the head Of the Third regiment Of Zouaves which he led
Of Jurjura. Afterwards, leaving Aumale 10 November,
1s49 be relieved Bou Sada, where the garrison was be-
and was among the first in the assault on that town This
glorious action gained for him the Cross Of Commander or
The Legion Of Honor, on the 10th OF Decsm-
ing year, NJ Certain Canrobert became attached
to the fortunes OF the Prince Louis Napoleon who ap
pointed him General Of Brigade the 18th Of January,
1850, made him aid-de-camp, and gave him command
in Paris where he energecaly used his efforts to put
down the nsurrecton which followed the coup deta Of
tho
well understood duty Of inspecting the departments and
of studying the political condition Of affairs. On the 14h
Of January 1868, he became General of Division.
As soon as war was declared against Russia NJ Canro
BERT who had adopted this last namc left the camp Of
Heant and took command Of the First division OF the
Army OF the East in the month of March, 1884, which, in
the unfortunate campaign of the Dobruschn was 80
fully decmated by the cholera He afterwards assisted
the expedition of the Crmea with all his efforts sustain
ing at the passage Of the Alma the first shock of the
slams, and notwithstanding very hot and rapid Ore,
he established himself on the heights until the arrival
until the end of the day-the oath Of septem-
Der. Two days afterwards Marshal st. Arnaud, who
command in chief at the same time giving him conGden
a letter 70 the Emperor dated on the l2h Of March pro
pol and constructed great many batteries and the first
parallel and opened fire the nth Of OCTOBER but hav
coup de MAN. he undertook In the midst Of nsurmounta-
BILE obstacles and at most season. the gigantic
labors which resulted in complete Investment. This
first period Of the sege-the most terribe-was marked
by the bloody battle Of Inkermann the 9th of Novem
ber and the battles Of Baaklava and Eupatora the
continual sortes Of the enemy In consequence OF the
fusa Of Lord Raglan cooperate in plan OF attack pro-
posed by H. Canrobert tho latter in view Of the ncreas-
the commander chief into the hands of General Pesser
the 10th Of May 1885, and returned to his post at the
head Of the first corps. In two months afterwards he
quilted the Crmea In the following year received
along with NM Bosquet and Random baton Marshal
of France 8,h of March, 1885, By this dignity he
Senator by right and s Grand Cross Of the Legion Of
Honor since 1855.