The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-21

OF different States Tor several years subSe:.
uuently. II WaA not until 1858 that he &C.
tuired, lis present position in Prussia lie
published renOrt Of the Austrto- italian
war Of 1863, With reference TO q plan
Of an expedition which he had pro
iected !; but he states that the rapid move;
Incpts Of the, French Emperor, who llad
an army that "hc' could rely on" render.
cd Ills plan iitieatory. Wien at length
the. Schleswig. Holstein question devel'
Oped into war, his services under Prince.
Frederick Charles, commanding tue. Al
lies against Denmark. were Of the great
est service. His, highest abilities were,
however, not exhibited until the breaking
out If the war between Prussia and Ans.
tria. His knowledge Of technical detail
and the science OF war enabled him 10
take part in drawing up with Bismarck
the plan, Of that wonderfully successful
campaign, iand he expressed himself Us,
never Tor moment lacking confidence In
1t. He took u personal part in the battle
Of SadoWa, and arranged the subsequent
negotiations which resulted In peace.
Prussia las thorough confidence in his
abilities, aud he shares with her great
War Minister hold on Unpopular heart,
although personally reserved almost To
taCiturnity, and devoted to tho study Of
her fAv6ritef science, his writings upon
which arc ofrgreat and recognized value.
antd 6ENEraAL Won ROOM. viz 81.
General AlbrccLt Won Room, born In
1903 in POmcrania, Is regarded us the
father Of the present military system Of
Prussia. He encountered extraordinary
difficulties IN creating military people
and q strong army from what was lett al
ter the wars Of the first Napoleon, 1t Is 70
lis skill that the changes are due % which
are attributed the present status Of the
PrhssInn soldiers, so incOnparably Supe!
rior 10 those who were VanquishGd al
Jena. lie IL q Martinez In manners anl
appearance, and has q reputation. US a
writer, chiefly In the preparation Of mill
tary manuals and "hanl.booIss for OIL
Gers" ,,rl -.Ips. r1iIgr iuHH-.
CROWN PRINCE ,FREDEIcK WILLIAM.
Prince Frederick William is Inspector
of the First Division OF the army, anl
AOldsothcr military appointments On tic
25tl of January, 1858, he married tile
Princess Victoria, eldest daughter OF
Queen Victoria. ''' ~
Having been made a General in 1851,
he commanded the PruSSians in the CAM
paign against the Danes, and proved by
his stratagetical operations and Belorct the
lntrenchHents Of Duppel, that, with ad:
vaicing years, he had learned To control
the, rashness Of, his temper by prudence
and artiul combination, and not only to
make brave attack, but also patiently to
prepare its success. During the last war,
In command Of three army corps form:
ing h, the first army he marched
on ,hc 23l Of June into Saxony,
pushed on into Bohemia, won, on the
2sth, the day at Slunchen graft, took part
on the Sd Of July at Sadowa, after the
first slSirmish occupied saar Bruenn On
the 18th, took on the 10th Sunderburg as
commander Of the advance, went on the
l7th into Hungary; and was at Presburg
only prevented by the conclusion Of the
armiStice from taking prisoners whole
army corps! li.:It SahH!l "IH q fs'
GEN. EDWIN ILANs CHARLES MANTEUFREK
:. Gen. Manteufnl, almost equally well
known by tho title Of Baron, was born in
tie early part Of, the present century, and
is now 81 ycars olu. He has passed
lifetime in military employment, having
begun US dragoon at an early age, and
receiving the next Crude shortly alter
ward, he became Nid.de-camp to the
King In 1S49, and since then he has risen
rapidly. He was made the civil and mil
itary Governor Of Schlcswig, and led the
Prussian troops, while the Austrian Gov:
ernor Of Holstcin unsuccesStully defended
the claims Of Austria. He atterward had
the command Of n division under General
N0gel de Falkenstein. In 1856 General
AIanteufEel took command Of the army Of
the Main and DIRECTED operations against
the German States Of tie South. FIFE was
charged with demanding from the village
Of Frankfort the payment Of u war levy
Of GO,O0O,0OO ftlncs, which the nngis-
triltcs refused to furnish. He Inns since
that war been engaged in a foreign mis-
sion. lr. ls--aw "" -