The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-13
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THURSDAY NoRNINa. H1R0H Is, 1854
Premsaaeas lbe Merit.
History not only tsachss ths fsllaey q u.
idsa that military schools eonfr IL high
qualifications Of g snsralship; but il talsotsaehl
| that ths country which has puzsusd The ~
ten of promoting for merit, and not By nsrs
fsyoritisu, has produced the greatest number
Of srsat generals. No country in the tide oi
time has produced . greater number Of mill.
IAry heroes and 6itinsuished captains than
France since 1890; and ii 10 Astonishing IA
hnd how many Of her great historical names
have sprung from the ranks, and in almost
every cass ftom the bosom Of the community,
without the advantage Of military education.
We hsvs as considerable pains sompiled Z
fst Of the noss eonsp,eueus French general,
Of modern times, with the dates Of their pro-
motions In rank. 1t is remarkable fact that
sll Of Napolsons great marshals, with one or
two exceptions, rose from the ranks, and
that probably every one Of them was without
the advantage Of military sdueation There
were indeed real gsDssals before West Point
undertook the manufacture Of them.
Hoehs-a celebrated General Of the F,such
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l7el, General l7es. moi.
sonsd IN l7e7-ons Of the best 0snsysls Of thas
pssiod.
Joubers-SoldisF l7ss, General l,eS: very
distinguished /; killed ct he battle Of Now,
Jourdan, Marechal Do Franco-Dolaiesl l77o.
General les, aaarschal 1904
Jnuots we'll lAown-Soloisr In l7s1. Gene.
rai l707.
x'll'rnana-soidisr as - yssrs old. ,,so
General l7sa. :.
x.llermaun. tsea Of the ssoxs) -sold..,
l7ss. 0snszal l7e7; decided the victory Of Ma.
repgo. Us
Xlsber- Educated in Bavar,an military
school. General in 1894, asassinated in Egypt
La,our d AuveIgne-Altsrnately solder
ana General; the latter when he was callsc
up0n to cave the army, returning Afterwards
@ shs ranks % . eimpls grsnadier; killA In
the ranks - such 9Th June, ls00. His hear
vas preserved and carried in box for q ion1
l time By the oldest grenadler, who answore1
for him at roll-caN even after Nspoleon Wa
Emperor Honor to the patriotic soldier-l
rare example OF elf.dsrial. No pay, no glit
| ter OF epaulsttes. tempted him.
Lannes-Ross nom he ranks 70 q Mar
shal's SGon. -.
Lsariston-From schools. @
| Lefebvre. 0areohal Dc France-Soldie,
;' 31s' SsEts.nt :.a l7ss. osnsral 1'ss, Mazsha
| 1s sbvre. Desnousttes-s soldier I7s2: Coloue
| lso4. General lsos. refugee in America, drowa
cd In the Albion. n, :
l Ascdonald-Born in Jancsrre, France, l7eS
Lisusenans IN "a Irish regiment l7S1; Gsne
raj l70s. Marshal ct Wasram 1909
/ Marceau-born 176S, soldier l7s4, Lisuten
| ant Colonel l7o3, was arrested BY rspvesenssn
HoSroosss o. st the Oonv.n tion and q the risl
from the army; General 1898, killed in l703
The Austrian army solicited an armistlce Z,
attend HE funeral, 20 highly was he sstima
Marmont, from the military school-Iisu
tenant l774, General l7as, Marehal 1909.
Massen6-Well known; suTnamed "Enfan
chert do ID vtctolre;" soldier 1890, Genera
1898, Marshal 1904, died 1917.
Money, Marechal dc France-Soldier l77S
Lieutenant l771, General l7o4; MarshaI 1904
Moreau, . lAwyer-@Ajor 1872. Genera
l7ss. eaiisd eonsPiIstor to 1904, killed 1913 ,o,
General l7Ss. Marshal lsoA.
Mouton. n.Duvernet-Scldl l7S7, UGptail
1874, MAJOR 1905, Gsaeral l2ll.
murat-Born l7es. sub 1ieutenant l7sl, Ma
jor l7ae. g sneral l7e7, Marshal 1904. shot lsie
Nsnsouty-Born l7ss, Lieutenant l7s6, Car
1900, died 1915.
Napoleon, military school somswha
Narbonne (Oount of)-Born 1850, Colon,
l7s9, Genersl 1871, died 1881.
Ney-Born at Sarre.Louts, France. lot
January, l7es; enlisted very. young as a hui
sar, and rose successively through the var
ous Eradee, until he was made Captain 1
l 1874, Major In 1875, General on the field
battle 1875. Marshal 1904. ahot 7th Decembs
1sls.
! Oudinot--Born 1857, soldier 1854, Major l7s
| General 1879, Mazshal 1s0s.
Perignen Marquis del Sub. LieutenaI
about l77.. General l7sl, Marshal lsus; ne
Plchesru-soldis l7ss, oh,cer 1850, G sner,
1872, deserter and conspirator, died In priso
1904
| Rsynier (Oouut)-Born l77i, Colonel l7s
General l7sS, died in Paris 1876; nothing =
| markable.
Salm.Salm prince de)-Major OF caval,
in leoo, In Portugal, under Junot.
Hsbastiant COounD-Born l776 in Corsic
Lieutenant. then Captain. Major, Colonel
campaigns until 1915, Ambasa ador 70 Turke
| utiss In 1919.
segur (uouas)-sorn 1850. Soldier 1900. NJ,
jor 1907, Uolonel lsos. General 1919; occasioI
ally Ambassador to Denmark and Spain.
6err uriss (CountJ Marechal Dc France.
Born l7l1, o@csr sS 0Yst, General about l7o
died 1919.
Soult-Born l76o. soldier l7s0. ofscsr l7s
Major l7eS, General 1874. Marshal 1904.
Suchet-6orn at Lyons l772, soldier lie
| then sub.IieutenAnt. Lieutenant Oaptail
4sj', in l7ss. Colonel l7s7. General l7ss. ka'
Tashsr dc II Paseris. (Ue un.J q relation
Josephine, Captain before 1901. Major In $50
General In lsll; the end.
Tsstr. (Joun.J born i5's. M.lo. sti7. g7al
Colonel looo, General 1901; until Waterloo.
Velena, Count OF born 1851, Lieutenay
l7s4. Captain IT'S. Colonel lisa, General l7s
retired after Neterloo.
Il vandammes, V}omto d'UnabourG) o@ot
about i7so. General 1893. prisoner In Isis |
bohemia, exiled In 1915
l Victor d afecAAl 90 France, born l7ee, %
dier t7el. 0eneral l7es, Mafshal lsl7
Vignehe (Ccuot oO born l7oS. oMcer l7s
Osptain l7e5, General l7es; retired IN 1915.
The value Of this catalogue IL very grsa
II shows the importance Of promotion
merit and service, and the. exceeding hasa
Of proaDotien from msrs espries or favo
itism- The experience of the present war b
brought into conspicuous view and in
great popular favor, four able generals, ~
Of them happening to be thoroughly edu at,
officers OF the West Point school, and two
them men Of great natural capacity and tals
for command The fact shows that We
Point has little 70 do with making general
it neither eonfsrs the talent for command .,
takes it away.
The oeasA Uacsaeussahls.
II We havs never yet heard from the n
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