The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-08-18
PRINCE FPEnERICK rTT,prrs

II
Prince Frederick Cha les. a .on 81 p,iro,
tharies, the brother of King William. !
/ however. decidedly the most talented srl
Interesting member OF the ROYAL House nj
I Prussia. de is now fortv-two wears ola
ana is cavalry officer of great dislinction
he cdninenced his military career in 1919
| with the Hu>sars, and wears to dav rho
Hus,ar uniform bv preference. IL jjsrin-
guished himself in the Schieswig war
ioo4-by stormlng the Notifications of Dno~
pei; and commanded an army corps in ISf6
under the King. II" wv
lew stories told about hirs,, r.;Iiupeu-
dence and originality OF his character.
When his cousin, the present Emperor of
Russia, came to Berlin on visit after the
Crimean war, he would not call on him be
cause Russia had concluded dishonorable
peace.
During visit a, Paris he rode out with
the Emperor Napoleon, When his horse be
came FESTIVE and almost unmanageable.
Napoleon advised him to send for another
one, when the Prince answered him, Sire,
une fois engage ie ne cederGi pas (once
engaged | never give way)-the Enper-
or's own words to Prince Albert when the
latter tried to pur>uade him from the Cri
mean war The Primes is not only first
class and brilliant cavalry officer he is also
military author, anu created a parttu lar
sensation, several years ago ~ pamplet
in which he advocated the greatest individ
ual development of the Prus>ian soldier,
criticising severely the former Prussian
system as having tendency TO make the
soldier mere machine His comparisons
Of the French and Prussian armies. their
style Of fighting, etc. AID his relentless
criticisms. caused the Prussian government
to suppress this pamphlet, but i! was used,
in at once Introducing many of the ideas,
principles aud improvements advocated by
HIM.
Amongst all the royal princes he is the
only one who has never been entangled in
an iilegiimate love affair with one or the
other handsome ladies of the court. or
opera singers, or ballet dancers, according
to the fashion Of the day amongst his
equals. He is exceedingly popular with
the entire army, OF which he Is now the
| second in command and destined to become
/ probably Prussia s greatest general,
GENERAL Won sTEINMETZ
! General Won Steimentz is now sixty seven
years cid. ii l. greatly distinguished him>
self as COMMANDER OF the Silesian army
corps, belonging to the army of the Crown
! il'SS, uuililA inc AESilldn var Ol iNOO
He is an old game cock, splendid fight
er, and always goes IN to win. These
characteristics seem to cause HIN not tC
shrink or hesitate on other fields than those
! of battle-for only the other day when &
young lady about eighteen years DID. ar
| orphan daughter of former comrade o.
his, wrote to him from Southern Germany
for be p and relief in her distressing situa
ton, he packed up his traps, went to Sc,
her in person, and after having inspected
the situation come to the conclusion tina
the shortest and most effective way to hell
her on the spot and so he did. and tool
her home to his estates, transforming he
at the shortest NOTICE from poor, deSertet
girl into one of the richest and first ladie
of the land.
OTHER GENERALS
There are others who have much distin
guished themselves, like General Nogel VOL
| FaikenS.ein, now retired from service
General Won Manteuffel, personal frien'
of King William, but otherwise much hateC
on account of his hard, overbearing, an,
quarrelsome character; G neral Herwaitl
Won Bittcnfield who commanded an arm.
corps under Prince Frederick Charles il
1866 against Austria. and was then con
sidered the right hand of the prince. an
many more of lesser rank. whose name
may grow into stars of the first maqntud
during the present war against the French
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