The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-27
The New President OF The Wrench Re-
DUblsc

Marie Ednie Patrick Maurice de McMihon
Duke de Magenta, Marshal of France and
u Senator, was born at Sully in 1903, and
was the descendant of noble Irish family
He entered the military service OF Funce In
1926, at the school of 81. Cyr; WIS sent to the
Algerian wars in 1890; while acting as aid.
de-camp tn General Achard, took part in the
expedition to Antwerp in 1892 attained TO
the rank of Captain 10 1898; and after holding
the posts OF aids-de-camp to sererul general,
in Africa, aud taking part in the assault oil
Constantine, was nominated major of foot.
cha--curs In 1890, Lieutenant Colonel of the
Foreign Legion in 1912, Colonel OF the For.
ty iii 1t Of the linc in lSij. and General OF
Brigade in 1913. When. IN 1855, Grnera'
clnrohcrt left the Crimea. General McMa-
hon. then in Franc. was selected hy
the Emperor to succeed him in The command
Of u division. and when the chiefs of the
allied armies resolved on asSluIting Seba>-
topol. September ., they assigned General
Mchlaton the perilouS post OF carrying the
works OF Malakoif. For his brilliant sucres.
on this occasion he was made Grand Cross
Of the Legion Of Honor. and in 1856 wa.
nominated a Knight Grand Cross Of the
Bath. General Mcmahon, who took Il con-
1853, received the baton Of Marshal, and
and was created Duke of Magenta in com
melDoration of that victory. represented
France at the coronation of William l.. oil
Prussia, in November 1861. and was nom
mated to the command Of the third corps
d'armee October II, 1862. and appointed
Gorernor-Genera OF Algeria in 1864. In
the recent war between France and Prussia
mi Mo 30 il.,t
and prominent of the French commanders
and his great reputation IL n military leader
survived even the crushing defeat Of bis
forces. In his first collision at Wocrth, rush
ing on TO retrieve the temporary overthrow
Of Il brigade. he found hlm.elt confronted
by Il vastly superior force of the enemy, an(
despite of the terrible fighting of the bes
trained soldiers of NapOeon'S armies Inc wa,
overwhelmed with fearful slaughter. Thence
by Il mastery retreat through the NoSSc.
mountains he concentrated the remnant %
his forces at Nancy. and formed the nllclcu,
of the army which he subsequently led il
the effort to rai.c the siege of Metz. Th'
result Of the fatal mistake of this movemen
along the Belgian frontier was the clIlmina
| ting disaster to the French arms at Sedan
| where the fate of the Napoleonic dynasty wa
Marshal Me ahon was not, however, in com
mand at the time OF the surrender, having
| received il most dangerous wound durin:
| the previous battle. At The conclusion o
tue war with Prussia Malshal McMallnI
| llaving recovered from his wuund) was up
pointed to command hy President Thicl
and took a most active and decisive part il
the suppression of the Communist Insured
| ton in Paris. Under his direction the Secont
siege of that city was conducted to sut
cessful termination, ana the tcrrors of tn
Commune rule ended in the attempted dt
strucion of The ~city by fire, for which, an
| for the bloody cXces-es perpctfated under It
,angliiary retiip'ItiUn was subsequent
cXacicd. Sine that time until the coup 4
| ciut of Saturday he remained CommnndcI
n-Chief of the Amy of the FRENCH kcrul
| lie.