Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-24
tn MILITARY HER o ES OF
THE WORLD

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ington, speak Of him as an transformations.
genial eonversatOnaliSt, but express some ap-
prchension as TO his ability, Judging from his
youthful appearance, TO command a grand
army. To such persons. however, who are in
clincd to this belief we can only say that they
exhibit n marked innocence of the world 5
military heroes, and for their information, and
others whom it may concern, we subiOin
/ collections from history. which show that most
OF the worlds great chieftains attained the
/ acme Of their regulations before they reached
the age OF Gen. Mcclellan.
/ Phillip Of Maccdon ascendcd the throne at
I the age Of twenty-five, and soon distinguish
4 aimsclfin his wars with the ncighboring States.
! Al the age of Gorty-five hc had conquered all
Greece.
Alexander the Great had defeated the cele-
brated 1hclan band at the battle Of Chcronra.
and gained military reputation at tie age Of
eighteen. He ascended the throne Of his faith
er, Phillip, before twenty, aud at twenty-five
had reached iLe zcui:h of his glory, having al
ready conquered the world. He died before
he reached the age of 81.
Julius Cesar commanded the feet sent to
blockade Mytilenc, where he greatly diutin-
guishcd himself before the age of %
Hannibal joiued the CartLageuian army in
Spain at twenty-five. and was made comman-
der-in-chcfat tweniy->ix. Victorious in Spain
and France, he CROSSED the Alps and won
the battle of Came before the aye of thirty
one
Scipio AGricanus, (thc elder,) at the age of
sixteen, distinguished himself u. the battle Of
Ticinus; at twenty was made cdie, and soon
after pro-cnnsul in Spain; at twenty nine he
won the battle of Zana, and closed his militia
ry career.
Scpio Africanus, (lhe youngcr) also distin-
guishcd himself in early life; at the age of
thirty-six he had conquered the Carthagenian
armies and completed the destruction of Car
thage.
Gcnghis-Khan succeeded to the dominion Of
his father at the age of thirteen, and almost
Immediately raised an army Of thirty thousand
men, with which he defeat d a numerous force
Of rebels who had thought 10 take advantage
of his extreme youth, TO withdraw from his do
mnion. He soon acquired military repula-
| ton by numerous conquests, and before the
age OF forty, had made himself Emperor OF
Mogul.
Charlemagne was crowned king at twenty
! six, conqueIe ed Aquitania at twenty-eight, made
/ himself master of France and the greater part
Of Germany at twcnty-nine, placed on his brow
the crown of Italy at thirly-two, and; conquered
/ Spain at thirty-sx.
/ Gonsalvo de Cordova, the Great Captain,
entered the army at fifteen, and before the age
of seventeen, acquired brilliant military rep
I uia,ion and was knighiel oy thG king himself
on the field of battle at forly-one he was pro-
noted over the heads Of the older veterans,
and made commander-in-chiei of the army in
| Italy.
Henry ", of Franco. was placed at the
/ head cf the Huguenot army at lhe ugc Of six
teen; at nineteen he became king OF Navarro;
at forty he had overthrown all his enemies and
placed himself on the throne Of France.
| Mchtccuculi, at the age of thirly,onc, with
two thousand horse, attacked ten thousand
Swrdes, and captured all their baggage aud
artillery; at thirty. two he gained the victory
of Triebsl.
Sake entered the army at twelve, and soon
obtained the command Of regiment OF horse
at twenty-Tour he became HlrecAaL-de- Camp
at forty four Marshal of FraLce.
Nauban, the celebrated French engineer, en-
tered the army os Conde as a cadet at the age
Of seventeen; at twenty was made lieutenant
and at the aye Of twenty-five he himself coii-
ducted several successful sciyes, and had as
sisted at several others.
Turenne entered the army before the age o
fourteen. lie served one year as a volunteer
four years as u captain, four yerrs as colonel
LII.
lieutenant general, and became Marshal O
France at lhirty-lwo. lie had won all his
military reputation 10y the age of forty.
Prince Maurice commanded an army at SIX
teen, and acquired his military reputation il
very early life.
The Great Condo immortalizcd his name al
the battle of Rocriu, in which at the age o
twenty two, he defeated the Spaniards. liz
had won all his great military fame before tht
age Of twenty-five.
Prince husene, of Savoy, gained the battlc
OF Zonta at thirty-four.
Peter the Great, Of Russia, organized large
army at the age of twenty at twcnty-four h,
fought the Turks and captured Asoph; a
twenty-eight he made war with Sweden; at 81
he entered Moscow in triumph, after the vic
tory at Embach and the capture OF Noteburs
and Marienburg.
Charles the XII, of Sweden, completed hi
first successful campaign against Denma k a
eighteen; overthrew $4,000 Russians at Naro;
before nineteen, and conquered Poland ant
SaXony at twenly-lour.
Frederick the Great, of Prussia, at the ag
of twenryeight, entered upon that career o
glory which has inmortalized his name. Ii
established his reputation in the first Silesa
war, which lie Terminated at the age Of thirty
The second Silcsian war was terminated u
thirty three; and at fortyrthrec, wi h popula
tion Of five millions, he successfully opposed
: league Of more than hundred millions OF pee
, pie.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, decided the vic
y tory of the Prague at 81.
Cort,s effected the conquest of Mexico a
thirtysix.
: Pizzaro completed the conquest of Peru a
I thirty-fve.
$ Lord Give reached the zenith of his milit;
ry fame at thirty-fve.
4 The Great Napoleon was commnuder-il
i chief of the army of Italy at twcn,ysix.
0 Dessaix became a general OF division 9
. twenty-siX; he died at thirty-two, with rel
utation second only to that of Napoleon.
Sout became general of division at twenty
nine,
IS Eugene Brauharnais was one of Napoleon
"a ablest generals. At twenty-cight he command
S ed the army of Italy, and at thirty-oEe game
e great glory in the Russian campaign, at I'll
IS head Of the fourth corps d'armee.
# Gouvion ST, Cyr, Suchet, Oudinot, Ne.
v Lannes, Joubert, Victor, Murat, Marmont, Nj
5 Donald, Bernadotte, Lefevre, Bessires and Dl
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