, 1866-06-22
THE LEADERS OF THE EUROPEAN
ARMIES.


Frtuee EchwaftzefoerEs Cooas ~'~''-
EszlIas. aud DarzuCo.
We find in our foreign 1les sketches OF sev-
e.al Of the military officers who are hkeiJ 10
take prominent part Ii the great european
strife which now seems fnevitaole. lne o1h-
t;upuispcd lenders Of tie Austrian army are
nearly ali advanced in years. They ser7eo IL
1872 and 1878 under Prince schwartzenpesg,
made the campaign Of Hungary In ls3y, tnat
of 1ta1v acainst Charlie. Albert, and inst o.
1859. First among thd1 stanas = q. s.nno,e9 mor.
I,udwis, yon Beuedek, Who, Il Is shPposeo'
viii BE- charged to oppose The Prussians: ,nr
Renedek VAS born 10 1904 at Oedenonls
fHunoaryl and was the son Of medical pro,
fessoF, Ha manifested bent for mhlta'y
career At . very early asc, anu Teesiusa ea,,iexa
suitable education at tho lmpetlsast I tb,s ~
eighteen. and Joining the army =. @ eaaea,
had lis frst commission in 1871. saa Plo1So, ~
ted to bo Second Lieutenant, PMeea - On a. sps
statf. and sent to Italy. ln $50 " "Aa
CAPTAIN, and ave years later b. wss 1assn "a.
to the rank Of A1jutant MaHs, anu non,sy 1sIr "a,
nhstsntari1ed ,9s by 50 ruush tact and lntelll-
eence mat even there he aFoldeu aallea,
| Hhile both commentator ana reward wele
/ bestowed on him by the anthof1taGs AZ sAeA.
na. He passed The Grade Of nade n.snse1pi a;,,i
| Colonel und ~ 1c7V ~ -~rxTrc
Colonel; At tbs tn5se j}aaf }aaffet7T 7T6e peasants Iesc
ttcTa man with the object Of extc1mtnst-
Tie landed yrapEeFs Goas Ell pet ataek as
Cracow, and the decisive advantage obtaineo
tv Beuedek at Gdow, the social conhagrstion
wonld have lasted much longer. Fot thla
Benedek received the Cross Of the Orief o.
Leopold, and vas iutrusted with the tasK @
re-establ,shfng order in the East: The Arch
rnEe Ferdinnnd d'Este at once disceEnet mt
appreciated the military capacity shown .!
the Hungarian Colonel, and recommended
him 50 earnestly at Court that the teeimen
Of Gyulai Lsncers was placed under ms CON
. | mnnd, and Was despatched to me army y
italy. Here be highly distinguished hlm-eil
:: The retreat from Milan to Verona Was cor
ducted By him, and at the attack Of Curts
tone his troops sustained fire OF artnler
from either Side, and fnallY By brillia1
heynonet charge decided the fortune Of tn
) day. For this he was honorsbly mentione
= by Radetsky, aud recommended ior m osd,
: | Of Marie theresa, the highest aist'nctst
!. which Austria nccords for military service
> Il was during this campaign that An e1tr
ordinary piece Of good fortune rewarded d
v brilliant courage. Two days before nova
r. the Pledmontese, under the commanq 9,t,3,. o.
I rando and Victor Emmanuel {then Duke
], SAVOY, had retrcatcd and posted thens:lv
70 to the humber Of Fl, GOO, In the small town
+ Mnrtnrn. about which hung the Austrian
numbering only 5000 and foEtJ Eight cannt
"a Benedek now made a proposal, which NJ
- some demur he WAS allowed 10 carry o.
AeeoEdmgl With one G dlgsgn, S4mP1epft eH
"a companies Of ridemen, under the cover OF
~ unusual dark night, he threw himself INTO
~ principal street Of Mortara, by way Of
u. u. Porto Mt,apo, chased the surprised tFo,
~ before him until be reached the Porta
eeli, tho Opposite satfs smscif q nj M{tb %
ea fen carriages, dead horses and q
ny thing eIse which served the purpose, VI
SAl suddenly be beard the Piednontese ma
~ sound full Oh them. He was, OF course,
~ aratcd from the outside body OF Ansti
r. troops and, thus taken p tne rev, fssui ha,
ne tp Of men as though they were the main 3
~ ~. entering the town ty tic gate aesr, vi
ay ihey hgd barslcadcd themselves. he CHAR
,sh ua and called upon the enemy to surrender.
aat Italians, In the darkness believing tnen'se
~ ~ surrounded, gave up their arms, aud oe
ect they could recover iheIr mistake the Au
t&S & ms n n,asse entered the town from the 0
X X end. and the result OF TINT nights Work
.ue ..t lie capture Of Xix Cannon, 60 officers,
~ a0cG men. with many horses aud much
r. gage, some Of which belonged to the OoE
81. 81. Wien peace was restored, Beneaek va
Si's e;ts warded By being mnde Major General Of
H. ths HeYnau brigade, aud soon aitt1 eatnea
.ae iaurnls In Hungary. Both In that con
and In Poland bis name. from the necessi
ran- nus oMtt, gsss aas.5anoc viii I,{s real ma
~ HIt though he was most exact In obe
.sua s crders once received, his voice IN the CO
~. chamber WAS always heard III favor OF
.. .uo cN,attop and mercy. Though the war Of
49, cnded dtsast1ously for Austria, beneaek
ays l;sIs himself both known and dreaded by
ch{ French aud Italian troops, aud It Is on
" ~ thnt tue burden will In the coming con
ta Ms and on him that the hopes OF the aust
'ave a,s rest. He ID beloved by bis officers for
nith and kindly ftankness, BY me soldiers 10
W. almost teudcr and tatherlT care With
snd hc watches over their comtorts.
ana Tn person Ierera Won Bcnedek Is
-" [s.a middle height, sparr, wiry, aud exceed
IA active, Of upright and military bearing.
nm finely, sharp cut feAtures. and nigh a.
Here line rose, ant, like most OF the contin T.
VIE VIE onIcers, much shorn and shaven With tt
sass Es ceution e a pair OF thick monstaches.
ssay ,es has quick, penetrating eyes. and big M
os.h IL distinguished by the copItesy and ~
.cra- I've mixtnfa Of kentleness, high eouraxs
.ot1v raiety, which used to be- the matk OF Il
school He s9isss 1,s o. Gans speFs
,ains nr1 bis Dir ate md public character, has
s.a H. bcen even called In question
ara = Marshal de Hessc Is seventy three re-
bi1ls age, spare in person, aud Of active min
their habln' Hla catess uals - = "a,t he;no
n. I n4
,ans ou1n II, II, seTenteenth year. It was he vi
quin, cldea lue 1aas ~ ~, 80, ;,,insI nnv,
,ah1e from Verona, and he took very actiT
aasie ia ths battle Of Nosara. The Italians 7
lions. MN a. 1os1au4o'e ,;..I'. {,nnh;.
ann. Prince Schwartxenburg Is tall, vel!
- su ~ and yery vigorous, Notwithstanding b
~ :" - enty.two years. In 1913 be commal
xhere u re division OF cavalry in Italy; he distl9g
ntsr.s himself at the battle Of Comorn IN HUI
Trons I1v preventing, With bis, division, the
tab in gents from oepuutnnk ~ tt,n @ ~ Eocar T
Joa. the Danube; At r. pstt!e o. sr,sS. aass.
:. - ana so which he covered the retreat Of the 4
: enut. ans. At aolferino be was II the left
'usa.tr nrnosed to General Nell. He WAS one
Mi n3ost brilliant officers Of the Austrian
Dairn and is, moreover, an author.
o, the Count Clarn GALES has also q leo Vt nE
! The since 1878. In hungary, however, =
= and sucmeded In vanqu,sbing tbs aged {
- IT. A Rcnn through tho aid OF the Russian
il. IL the he now commands the first corps Of tho A
oS bs't army ~ y 9,a1fsn war correspondent of th
,alilor- L!.ai, illus describes General Duran
1cres Of comT..ndcr Of the first corps Of the
already a1u,y, al ID and tried soldier, for VII
d emef- post II hont. 7nd Of danger In the {
wozk ea%ps,gaa oPps F. got ,hsb L, be re;eEtsa;
~ yai xetfh n'1 Pedmontese, So boi6 y hM Mnnd
eos9ga ~ r. e.n ente1ed the Guar ds as cadet
1nce ~ tau IT, fninsd his licutenaney In due e.
s1mosl heipr an adyAncee liberal In Ro1l'leYei; y
7e, tnises missed The service amer lcsu. -
mot dis against Don AlEusl u fo1aaGs fh.,sisno'
oun the I tHa Cari;,ts; IN 1876 be *as amnea
|9,e taxa rnt,1nta ho,oe, covered With MOI