The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-06-24
A Chapter on Young Men.

tNoO0, COhi iueIeu ESSpt, Te-
built Alexandria, overran all Asia, and
died at thirty-three years of age.
Hannibal was but twenty-six when, af,
ter the fall Of his father, Hamilcar, and
Asdrubal, his successor, he was chosen
commander-in-chief of the Carthagenian
army. At twenty seven, he captured Sa-
guntum from the Romans. Before he was
thirty four, he carried his arms from Afri-
ca into Italy, conquered Publius Scipio on
the banks of the Iicenus, routed Sempro-
MUS near the Trebia, defeated Flaminas
t on hiS approach TO the Appenines, laid
waste the whole country defeated Fabius
Maximus and Varro, marched into Capua.
| anu "e-<h~ oa of thirtv-six was thunder
/ Ing at the gates Of hOLrIe.
| Scipio Africanus was scarcely sixteen
when he took an active part In the battle
of Canine, and say ed the life Of his father
| The wreck of the Roman cavalry chose
him then for their leader, and he conduc-
ted them back to the capitol. Soon after
he was twenty, he was appointed pro-con-
sui of Spain, where he took New Carthage
by storm. He soon after defeated, success
sively, Asdrubal, (Hannibals brother,)
! Mayo, and Hanno crossed into Africa,
negotiated with Syphax and King Masin-
isss., returned to Spain, quelled the insur-
rection there, drove the Carthagenians
wholly from the peninsula, returned to
Rome, devised the diversion against the
| Carthagenians by carrying the war into
| Africa, crossed thither, destroyed the ar
my of Syphax, compelled the return Of
Hannibal, and defeated Asdrubal second
time.
Charlemagne was crowned King of the
Franks before he was twentysix. At the
age of twenty-eight he had conquered
Aquitania, and at the age of twenty-nine
had made himself master Of The whole
German and French empires.
Charles XII, of Sweden, was declared
of age by the States, and succeeded his
4 father at the age of fifteen. At eighteen,
he headed the expedition against the
Danes, whom he checked and with
fourth of their number he cut to pieces
the Russian army, commanded by the Gar
Peter, at Narva crossed the Dwina,
gained a victory over Saxony, and carried
his arms into Poland. At twenty-oue, he
had conquered Poland and dictated to her
. new sovereign. At twenty-tour, he had
subdued Saxony; and at twenty seyen he
! was conducting his victorious troops into
the heart Of Russia, wnen severe wound
prevented his taking command IN person,
and resulted in his overthrow and subse-
quent treacherous captivity into Turkey.
/ Lafayette was a Major General In the
/ American army at the age Of eighteen;
was but twenty when he was wounded at
Brandywinc but twenty-five when he
raised supplies for his army, on his own
credit. at Baltimore, and but thirty-three
when raised to the Office Of commander-in-
chief of the National Guards Of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte commenced his
military career as an officer of artillery at
the age of seventeen. At nty-four, he
successfully commanded the artillery at
Toulon. His splendid and victorious cam
paign in Italy was performed at the age Of
twenty-seven. During the next year,
wher he was about twenty-eight, he gained
a battle over the Austrlans IN Italy, con-
ouered Mantua, carried the war into Aus
tria, ravaged Tyrol, concluded an adyan-
tageous peace, took possession Of Milan
and the Venetian republic, reyolutlonlZed
Genoa. and formed the Cisalpine republic.
At the age of twenty mine, he received the
command of the army against Egypt;
scattered the clouds of Nameluke cavalry,
mastered Alexandria, AboukIr, and Cairo,
and wrested the lands Of the Pharaoks and
Ptolemies from the proud descendants of
the prophet At thirty, he fell upon the
Parisians like a thunderbolt, overthrew
the dictatorial government, dispersed the
council of five hundred, and was proclaim
ed First Consul At the age OF thirty
one. he crossed the Al ps with an army and
DESTROYED the Austrians at blow at Ma
rengo. At the age Of thirty-twO: he es-
tbIished the code Of Napoleon III the
same year. he was elected Consul for life
bv the people; and at the age OF thirty
three, he was crowned Emperor Of the
French people.
George Washington was only twenty
seven years Of age when he covered the
retreat Of the Britith troops at Braddock' ;
defeat and the same year, he was appoIn-
ted commander in-chief Of all the Virginia
forces.
Gen. Joseph Warren was only twenty
nine wears Of age when, in defiance of the
British soldiers stationed at the doc" OF
the church, he pronounced the celebrated
Grafton which aroused the spirit of liberty
and patriotism that terminated in the
achievement of American Independence.
At thirty-four, he gloriously fell, fighting
in the cause of freedom, at Bunker Hill.
Alexander Hamilton was Lieutenant
Colonel in the army Of the American Rev
olution, and aide-de-camp to Washington,
at the age Of twenty. At twenty five he
was a member of Congress from NeS
York at thirty, no was one of the ablest
members of the Convention that formed
the Consultation Of the United States. At
thirty-one, he was member of the New
York Convention, and joint author OF the
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