New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-29
GEN. CHANGARNIER.
HIS SERVICES AND BRAVERY IN THE AFRICAN
CAMpAIGNS

CAMPAIGNS.
The French papers, says Ihe Pau Max GGo
-e have narrated the meeting of Changancr with the
Emperor NAPOLEON and few can help being togshed Oy
the DISRUPTION Of the qa when i his Country is
in danger, to the whom, politically ana privacy,
dislike. Changarnier was one of the officers of
the old Algerian army he had seen the French eagles
the sahara he had served as OF the Prince OF
the House OF Orleans and with Lamorieere ana "a "a
yapnac had won his fame in the campaign against Ana
eli Kadcr 1t is curious and instructive to look back
how the qualities which he displayed when in high com
mand were equally remarkable when IN charge OF
S %hen O &bd,elKader was yet only the chief
OF few Arabs, that Cha aI pnaI toos
had been successful but unprovided with the requisite
supplies the troops were forced to retreat over
p ben served out with ratons for the march, holding
small suck OF rice in reserve Provisions failed ana re-
young unused TO war; and houghtess of the future had
squandered all their rations including me bag OF rice,
One battalion only had preserved theirs intact ana thls
was the Second Leger, commanded ny capt Chhhgar,
nier, who thus showed that he knew how to command
which test 10 the utmost the military Qualities OF
soldiers. Again in 1885, when the French army under
Marshal Claze had failed in its attack on Constantine,
when pressed the garrison from the CITY, arssed oy
the Arab horsemen of the surrounding county,
onary force retreang toward Bone Changarnier
distinguished himself He commanded the rearguarh,
! Witch had been thrown out skirmishing Order, and
which was composed of the remnants 2O men, OF the
2d IeQer The Arab horsemen had already charged
them. and had sabred many, when Changarnier
formed square The Mahomedan cavalry, ex-
cited by the slaughter Of the Christians and holding
I'm dsdain SO small body, swooped down on them,
ookng for an easy conquest thangarnier waited until
thew had approached within IS yards OF the face Of the
and then calling to his said You see those
s,i"as there they are 5000 go the sides
about equal Wire e Roi! Fire" The men fired stead,
ny the front of the faces OF the square srewed
6csy with men and horses dying dead. The battalion
collected lis wounded and having given so severe les
70 be enemy pursued its retreat unmoested After
ths action Changarniers name stood high In the esti-
nation of the Algerian army and he rose by successive
stems until in lsis commanded the troops in Algeria
Few OF his old compads now remain Cayaignac died
! IN 1851 Iamorciere In 1865 MOntauban, Count de
| palkao stu serves, although at present in o
| civil capacity while the Princes Of the House
| OF Orleans, whose names were equally known
ond respected in the old Algerian army, In
vain solicit at this crisis of their country 3
80 10 draw their swords in her defense and
p IN cast I'm their lot with their comrades OF former
wars Whatever may he the result OF the present awful
ont ne French service and his career will be quoted
an example OF the gallrntry and sodierly qualities of the
| old Algerian army.