, 1870-08-12
TIE WAR IN EUROPE,
e.Uut0 Jules Tfuchn.
FfefH the .Sfse York Hrrl, Aug. ID.

Eso7H Ire -ff9r ere R1f+A. aug. H.
In assuming command Of the French forces,
as Commander e-in-Ch:cf in tue field, the En-
peror appointed Marshal Leb4r1f tho Major
General Of the Army, ae tho French military
phrxse has it, or. ~ would SAY, Chief Of
Stat. There ~ reason to suppose that this
appointment was not over Acceptable to the
French Generals, and wa., In fact, considered
the result .sther Of tie imperial predellctioa
than rs prudent choicc. A early a the
ltaliAn campaign, TIE Emperor seeuaa to hive
conceived fcndnets for 1eneral Le5pu1. AMI
speedily manifested it by 1n.ting him = Gem
in that campaign. On ita tern7iua+iou. he
was again favored With the imperial rseoE-
ti:ion by An appointment on the ekaE OF the
Emperor, aud Gn4l.., on the dssth Of Marshal
MIL VA uss,e SiListeH u ySas and created
Masrhal. Never having had comnaud OF
corps. his elevation to ta!un na. d,,t,ststul
10 Tho army, bat the will TT the Emceror
oscrtora Al reHoaetrancc. As Marshat, Min
lister Of WaE. and A.ijntaat, ", to sneak. of
1lsa whole Trench army, tic7craI Itebout had
the opeuinG Of TIC present war, but the 1ueaY-,
urs Of his Abilities does not appear to have
beeu commensurate wi:h the extent of his
p7rfetr.es4t. The late scrinu. revcrs:s to the
!upe1isl arms hare I'D nu:.y 1. monBtratcl tho
Iasi!iee .!S o. tue rs}E:=a a1-e 1naaiieas.l at lis
20 eS1sldraw, or tha Emperor has i,ecn COM
'&fPelled to dix,aisH him. sal ths osic1l m
uosEceucat acrorIiHeiy ID that he r-tirea.
In Iii. riaro is zp7oiasai Lsa;s Jules
Trcc1u. the Organization nav la:nS Marsha.
B.zs:ue AZ con,mat d. r-in-f f'Lief, and General
Ieoca.u Is 3I.jo. Gener4i OF iLc army. Whs,h.
e9 Assri,ai HaS.aiac- appointment. to tho su-
ltrru:" cous1aanl si:sts":, :h.t the Emperor
nroro.ca t'";:hi-a* from tas act1,l som-
u,'t-G IN the field locs no: af;,ear. bat it il
UeEt.1n that General Trs,cs,u is hcnceforth
rhi-f Administrative o!icer Ct til: Frrnsh
.turr. That lie ri,'u!,l. =, roon SITTER tho in
tertion Of ho.t,li'ie., llvc come to the froht,
tIagularly vetifits the prediction OF tho -ir'ny
ard ttcry Journal Of Tho 2M of July las.
"Shen1l the wzr survive it, first baltic =
fortnight, and promise. ts seems rery likely,
to 10 long Que, Irochns nanle may chance
TO apllnnr Ut the leat OF t!lc French armies
Louis Jules Tsocil., born in 1915, is still III
t1tc fun vigoE of hta faculties, and has for
n' attention to uifitarr study OF the H,snisl.
frontier That ho i. prc-enineu'lv fitted for his
lne*a1:t pest. Ills hfrtnry in brief in, Liensen-
ant III 1siD, Captain III is41, tl,cn stan o!icar
with Marshal Duge.ni in Algeria. Major in
Missda il. 1sla. aud General OF Division IN
1851. In the Crine1 :.e served Al Chief OF the
tierEtal STAFF, aud IL credited lr Ki1sylAkn, Tho
hietcttal'. - the master mini OF tho French
army IL that wax. In 1866 lie was charged
the Feael. army, the Emperor DISCERNING
through the smoke Of Sa,luwa that nav mill
tary ela had ret IN, and in 1867 issuod the re-
anlt at l.iE lst'ors IN . famous essay that has
run Through ten etlis!uns. Siuce the usual OF
this pamphlet :. L,Arn-r Franchise" " his el,er
stNdy las brei the E1ine border, the imni-
ne.!cc 1f a var with Prussia being ever before
him.
Viii, his sccctsfon TO comnand we will,
lcll'tiesr, nec cls7ngein in the French strategy.
So il, conditions i,avo bsen reversed; a,,i,
While the hezy Frcncllmsn have exhibited the
rigid at.herenco to Precedent and the some
Mlst sluggish movement formerly attributed
10 the German moaa Of war. tho pEussian
army has l'een haiasIe;l in ths fayofito method
OF the grest Nafoleon~-tlat il. by hurlinx 1t
in iuirnense maeses on particular points in lilo
cnemya ltuc. It waH i'll tl.s way that OF
Saturday las: the battles of Saars,r7lckcn aud
Hag1tEau wefo won. Tho Second Corps OF
The FRENCH, under. General Fr'i.slrJ. tho
Fifth, unt1aE General Do Failly, aud the First.
nller Marshal Nacstal,o.. were alt IN line in
tba oIt1et named, from ssaatbruckea on The
left to Stras!mrg on the right: anl yee.
while Frois-arl was driven back from Star
f1uei"n. and Macai .lon defeated at
HaSneuau, no attlek is ep,Etad on General
Do Faiily At Eitehe, position midway
1.etwesn the two Til. r.,lsrIti~lon is thu, tho
I'russisn TROOPS orizin31ly in fro,tof M.cl,n
were dtaIu OF to sweli ~ pve:l,oweInE nau,-
Lers tho forces assuultiug Fsi,s4rI On liza mo
sido, ar.l s.csl, ,lon on t;,o .,,l,er. Wit, than
lcflascd, the French at l:Itcie wnnll bo left
with y victorious Iruksi.t. force ou either
izi.t:, aud eou do posLn;s .ltt retreat Al rapid
lr aaI o-sible in or.teF TO J'in TIC III in s,;y.
11,is furm OF strategy, lrinE tho one ariEi-
nase', aud enpiuytI oses and o.es asstu b7
Espo'con L, .cc.ns tue o::e that fails iy : ssas
Of AtrItsge IT, the fEcEc':s but. ci1tainls, in
Ills sar, 10 far. it is tic 1ra.-isn that has
nncd it. With Marshal lsszain. ia stprouo
ron,llard, and Gcncr.l T7.,eau as C!liaf Of
s5tan, it Il mt IisvIy TIA: tho Crown rEiuce
nili lie ,aucl. fungcr aov%,t t. III ,irtpoli3e tho
t,seat Captasu'e usoae uE Maz. MnEeayeE, such
LATHE, ~ arc nov imriu n. nnst bo fought
On snl sl.a: has tccn t1lau ,tiye1s stutlie.l il
iis military aspect by General Troct,u f.S yo,zz
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