Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-27
French and Prussian Leaders.

France and Prussia are men whose reputa.
tions have been made chiefly in the midst
OF events equally if not more important
than this is likely to be. The following
accounts of some of them will be read with
interest:
THE FRENCH GENERALs.--NIA RSHAL CAN
ROBERT.
Marshal Canrobert (Francois). who com,
mands the first army corps is over sixty
years of age, having been born i'm 1909
His military celebrity, like that of most of
the French generals, was commenced i'm
Algires, and was perfected before Sebasto-
pol he Is of an ancient family in Brit
tany, his father having been an officer in
the Royalist army of the Prince of Condo.
ne also graduated at st. Cry. He took
part IN the subiugation of Algeria. fight
ing with great valor and gradually rising
TO the rank of colonel after having got
the legion of honor and the charge of the
foreign legation of France after the fall of
The Carlist party in Spain.
COUNT DE PALIKAo.
Charles Gullaume Marie Cousin de Mon
landau, Count de Palil1ao, the French
General and Senator, now called to the
command of the second army CORPS. was
born ON the 24th of June, 1896 He was
employed at an early age in Algiers. and
distinguished himself there as q cavalry
officer. After an eventful military career.
he was invested in 1860 with chief COM
mand of the French expedition into China
and had the honor of ACCOMPLISHING that
almost fabulous invasion which brought
the arms and banners of the French and
English even to the capital of this vast
and distant empire. In 1860 when he
was given the grand cross, he could count
forty-two years of effective service. twenty
eight campaigns and one wound.
MARSHAL BAzAINE.
Marshal Bazaine, Francois Achille) WHO
Is in command of the Imperial Guard and
reserve, is the descendant of family of
soldiers. He is now 81 years of age. He
has the high reputation of being one of the
bravest officers in the French army. He
rose from the ranks, and in five years from
his enlistment gained his sub-leutenancy
and his cross on the field of battle. He dis
tinguished himself in Spain and Algiers
In command of an infantry brigade Mt Sc
bastopol he performed valuable service.
After the retreat of the Russians he was
Governor Of Sebastopol until the final
evacuation by the allies. In connection
with the Macmillan expedition to Mexico,
he commanded the French contingent, sue
cecding Forey as chief.
THE PRUssIAN GENERALS-BARoN Won
MOLTKE.
Helmuth Charles Bernard, Baron Won
Moltke chief of staff of the Prussian forces,
and the man upon whom devolves the con-
duct of the war in behalf of Prussia, was
born at GnewitZ, in Mecklenburg, on the
10th day of October, 1900, and is, therefore,
at the present time, about seventy years of
age. He distinguished himself for great
capacity at an early age, and in later years
assisted several foreign governments by his |
knowledge of strategy and engineering. In
the late Schleswig- HOlstein war he played |
a great part against Denmark, in whose |
service he had once been, and, as chief of
staff, was Joined with Prince Frederick |
Charles, who was called to the command |
of the allied troops. In this position he |
displayed great ability and so remarkable |
were his powers that he was called to or
ganize the war which, in the following |
year, 1866, took place between Prussia and |
Austria The plans laid down by him
were carried out-so far rs circumstances
would admit-to the letter. Engaged in
the service of Prussia, he devoted all his
energies to its advancement, and to him
not less than to Bismarck was due the sue
dess of the war.
The battle of Sadowa came. The Aus
TRANS had been beaten, and Prussia had |
become the great power of Germany. Gen.
Won Moltke was on the field near the per-
son of the King during the fight, and I'M
utT HIS ulItCllOIl tllt ullilN auNdiCcu
towards Vienna. On the twenty-second
day of July General Moltke arranged a
truce of five days, during which an armis-
tice was concluded, accompanied by ar
which assured the triumph of
Prussia. Then he he received from King
William the decoration of the Order of the
Black Eagle. an honor not less dear to a
Prussian than the cross of the Legion of
Honor to Frenchman. Since that time,
and until the breaking out of the present
war between France and Prussia, General
Won Moltke has been engaged in the study
of his vocation, and enjoying the deserved
rewards of eminent ability.
CROWN PRINCE FRIEDRICH WILHELM.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm is lieutenant
general inspector of the first division of the
army, commandant of the first division of
of the guard, chief of the first reg
iment of the grenadiers of Eastern Prussia,
No. ; first conlmandant of the first batal-
ion (Berlin) of the second regiment of the
Landwehr of the guard attached to the first
regiment of foot guards, and the second
regiment of grenadiers of Silesia, No IL
lieutenant general of Pomerania, chief of
the regiment of Russian Hussars, No. IL,
and proprietary of the regiment of Austri-
an infantry. On the 18th of January, 1868,
he married the Princess Victoria, eldest |
daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Roy
al of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of
SAKE, born on the Dist of November,
1910.
He it was who commanded the army of |
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