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From the Neao York Times.
The Rattle of Magenta-Its Heroes and it
Victims.

From the Neao York Times.
The Battle of Magenta-Its Heroes and its
Victims.
Among the illustrious victims of the late i'm
portant battle in Lombardy, the name OF the
Marshal commanding the third d'arnee OF the
allied army deserves signal notice.
MARSHAL oANRoBRRT.
Francois Certain Canrobert was native OF
the ancient and warlike province OF Brittany,
where he was born of good old family in lsO9.
Educated at the military school of st. Cyr, he
left that Institution with the rank OF sub Lieu
tenant of one of the regiments OF the line, aud IN
1882 was advanced to Lieutenancy. In 1859
he embarked for Algeria, where he was present
at all the important actions of the war, earning
promotion to the grade of Captain. At the
siege of Oonstantinople he led the assault at one
of the breaches, by the side of Col. Combes. and
so distinguished himself by his gallantry, that
his commanding officer, who fell mortally
wounded in the action, recommended hun 10
Marshal Vallee, as young man whose future
was assured Decorated with the cross OF the
! Leqion GHoRneatr, he returned to France IN
1889. Returning in 1S4l, after short repose,
TO Africa, he continued to serve with the highest
credit in the protiacted wars and insurrecnons
by which the army of France has been educated.
| In 1919, as Colonel Of the Third Zouaves he was
first in the assault at Zaatcha, immortalized by
the pencil of Vernet, and by his splendid cour-
ape and skill obtained the rank of Commander
of the Legion Of Honor.
-Canrobert had Just returned from Africa when
the coup Getat of Dec 2, 1851, took place. 1t
was understood, at the time, that in lending him,
self to the support of Lonis Napoleon he meant
10 secure some vantage from which, at a proper
time he might act against the President, aud
that vantage he obtained in the appointment Of
Commander of Paris under the new regime, with
| promotion to the rank of General OF Brigade
! But he was conspicuous in repressing the insur-
rections of 1861, and eventually gave himself tc
the new order of things with devotion. In re-
turn for this, he was named General OF Division
in 1858. When the war with Russia broke Out
General Canrobert, in March, took command o.
the first division of the army OF the East, when
was so frightfully decimated by cholera in the
| disastrous campaign of the Dobrutscha. Subse
Iouent]y. he played leading part in the cam
6aign of the Orinea, sustaining at the battle o.
The Alma the first shock of the Russian attack
and storming the heights with the Zouayes until
General Forey came up to his support. AL
though badly wounded in the arm, he remained
on the field until the close of the day.
Two days after that victory, Marshal st. Ar:
maud, percelying his death approacning, resignee
the chief command of the allied armies into the
hands of Gen. Canrobert, in conformity with Sc
cret instructions received from the Emperor
March u, 1854. General Canrobert commands
ed at Inkermann, opened the lines before Sebas
topol, aud was proceeding rapidly toward the
capture of the city, when the refusal or Jealous
hesitation of Lord Raglan to co-oprate heartily
with his ally, disgusted him with bis position
aud he suddenly resigned it into the hands o.
General Pelissier, gracefully resuming his su6or
dinate command of the first eorpsd'a1naes. Two
months afterwards lie returned to France, ane
! there, on the 18th of May 1856, he received
simultaneously with Generals Bosquet and Ran
don, the baton of Marshal of France. The posi-
ton of Senator was an incident of this Office
AT the outset of the present war Marshal Can
robert was assigned the command of the Military
Division of Lyons, but when the threatening
manifestations of Germany made it necessary fol
the Emperor to put the Duke de Malakoff in thai
position, Marshal Canrobert accepted the com
mand of the third corps d'armee, and in that ca
pacity was with the army which crossed the Ii
oino in pursuit of the retreating Austrians.