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The Prussian commanders.
GEN. Won MoITKE.

GEN. Won MoLTKE.
Gen. Won Moltke, the Chief of Staff G
the PruSsian forces was born in Meeklen
burgh, in the year 1900. His father was a,
/ army officer. He was educated at the mill
tary school of Copenhagen, and entere
into the service of Denmark. But after
ward when the annexation of Schleswic
Holstein, where his father owned propert,
was under consideration, he accepted tn
German side of the dispute and took ser
, vice with Prussia in 1922. gradually rising
!, to position in the staff ten years later
Shortly afterward he visited Turkey, anC
was invited by the Sultan to assist in tn,
efforts that monarch was then making tt
improve the military standing of the Turk
ish army by the Introduction of European
reforms. He seems to have be Ell engaged
in the service of different states for severa
years subsequently. 1t was not until 1855
that he acquired his present p osition il
Prussia
He published 81 report of the Austro- ItaI
ian war of 1853, with reference to plan O
an expedition which he had projected; bal
he states that the rapid movements of the
French Empel or, who had an army that
''he could rely on, y rendered his plan nu,
gatory. When at length, the Schleswig-
HolsteiL question developed into a wal, his
services under Prince Frederick Charles.
commanding the Allies against Denmark,
were Of the greatest service. His highest
abilities were, however, not exhibited until
the breaking out OF the war between Prus-
sla and Autrla. His knowledge of techni-
cal detail and the science of war enabled
him to take part in drawing up With Bis
marck the plan of that wonderfully sue
cessful campaign, and he expressed him.
! self as never for moment lacking conf
dence in it. He took personal part in
the battle of Sadowa, and arranged the
| subsequent negotiations which resulted
in peace. Prussia has thorough confidence
in his abilities, and he shares with her
War Minister hold On the popular heart
although personally reserved almost to taci-
tunity, and devoted to the study of her fa-
vorlte science, his writings upon which are
of great and recognized value,
GENERAL Won ROOM.
General Albrecht Won Room, born in
1903 in Pomerania, is regarded as the
father of the present military system OF
Prussia. He encountered extraordinary
difficulties in creating military people
and strong army from what was left after
the wars Of the first Napoleon. It is to his
skill that the changes are due, to which are
attributed the present status of the Prussian
soldiers, SO incomparably superior to those
who were vanquished at Jena. He is a
Martinez IN his manners and appearance,
and has reputation as writer, chiefly in
the preparation of military manuels and
''handbooks for officers"
GROWN PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM
Prince Frederick William is Inspector Of
the First Division of the army, and holds
other military appointments On the 25th
of January, 1858, he married the Princess
Victoria, eldest daughter Of Queen Victoria.
Having been made general in 1861, he
commanded the Prussians in the campaign
against the Danes, and proved by his strs.
tegical operations and before the intrench-
ments of Duppel that, with advancing
yeas, he had learned to cont1ol the rash
ness of his temper by prudence and artful
combination, and not only to make a brave
attack, but also patiently to prepare its sue.
cess. During the last war, in command of
three army corps forming the first army he
marched on the 23d of June into Saxony,
pushed on into Bohemia, won on the 28th,
the day at Munehen gratz, took part on the
Sd Of July at Sadowa, after the first sAlr-
mish occupied Saar Bruenn on the 18th
took on the 18th Sunderburg as command
er of the advance, went on the 18th into
Hungary and was at Petersburg only pre-
vented by the conclusion of the armistice
from taking prisoners a whole army corps
GEN. EDWIN HANS CHARLES MANTEUFFEL.
Gen. ManteuffeI, almost equally we'll
Known by the title Of Baron, was also born
in the early part of the present century,
and is now 81 years old. He has passed a
lifetime in military employment, having
begun as dragon at an early age, and
receiving the next grade shortly afterWard.
He became aid-de-camp to the King in 1649,
and since then has risen rapidly. He was
made the civil and military Governor
Of Schleswig, and led the Prussian troops,
while the Austrian government Of Helstein
unsuccessfuliy defended the claims OF Aus
tria. He afterward had the command of
division under Gen. Vogel de Falkenstein.
In 1866 Gen. Manteuffel took command of
the army of the Main and directed opera
tions against the German States of the
South. He was charged with demanding
from the village of Frankfort the payment
of war levy OF so, 000 900 of francs, which
the magistrates refused to furnish. He
has since that war been engaged IN a for
eign mission.