The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-06
OBITUARY..

GENERAL lie LA MARMoRA, ITALIAN ARMY.
A cable despatch from Florence, Italy. announces
tho death OF General de Ia Marmora, Of the Italian
army, after long Illness Alfonso Ferrcro, Marquis
dc la Marmora, the most conspicuous Italian since
Cavour was born November H. 1904. In the province
OF Piedmont, his family being branch OF tho Accia
juoli. OF Florence. Hs was reared in tho Academia
Mitare OF Turin and entered tho army OF King Carlo
Alberto as lieutenant Of cavalry. At the disastrous
battle OF Novara In ls49 which forced tho abdcaton
OF that sovereign and crushed to tho ground Italian
aspirations, La Marmora acquired tho reputation that
be has since steadily bornethat Of brave and stub
born but Incompetent fighter Notwithstanding
this incompstoncy, so unmistakably displayed. he
was enabled not only to retain his position In the
army under the succeeding add present xfhg but 10
rise by dnt OF unequacd courage and cnorgy, TO tho
military and political cmlneuce be has Of late
years Cavour knew well bis detects, yet Cavou
could better to lift him up Into chief COM
mand as War Minister under hts admin stration and
make him tho armed representative OF the "ltallan
question: In the face Of Europe. Accordingly he was
sent 1855 with Is 900 troops to the Crimea, where
he enabled TO ventilac tho cross OF Savoy tho
plains OF Tchernaja though inhictng very little
damage upon the Russians. In the campaign OF 1859
no was reduced to the status OF an auomaton, nom
inally commanding one wing Of the allied army Mar
shall Mel and Napoleon Ill wcro TOO well acquainted
with the ltaiapissmo general to allow him any real
control over his 10000 men on such an important
ncld as that VI solicrno. Alter the peace OF Villa
| iranca La Marmora reappears prominently 10 1866,
both as Primo Minister ana Gcneralissmo at the same
time. In the beginning OF that year he
| formed the alliance with Prussia 10 expci the
Austrians from Venctia, and In furtnerance
thereof pan OF campaign was forwarded
| 10 him from Berlin Tor the guidance OF tue Italian
forcos. Bismarck being another believer In automa
tons. Highly ndi2nant ut TINS Bismarckan proceed
ing-according TO his recent revclalionshc italian
General assumed the responsibility OF en-
urely dsregarding tho wise INSTRUCTIONS drawn by
Nokc and tue result OF this neglect 10 follow the
rrcssian plan The disaster at Custozza. He blum
uered hcaulong into tho very hosrt OF the famous
him IN tneir steel trap at leisure. and while the baltic
oil CustozZt manifested an improvement III Ugh ting
the part OF toe Italian soldiers II only proved oncc
moro tue military ncapacity oil their old martinez
commabdcr. From that hight almost to the day OF his
death LA Marmora IVES asslduously engaged IN ex
planning away his defeat and tho revelations and
ordinations he had II la his power TO make IN tho
Florence Parliament IN regard TO the ovcrrcacning
ttton OF Prussia, and tho plans pOcy ana treatment
inllictcd on hm ny tho terrible German
Ing balm unto himself anu his country men,
IL copies OF all those Prussan notes, dispatches and
military documents have hot been IN van, Tor he
divugcd them IN pamphlet printed IN Florence, In
order TO vindcate him- ell IN tho lace OF the
attacks made by the Prussian army stan u politics
General La Marmora was always a partisan OF the
French alliance. or rather tool OF the French En-
peror. He early forced TO embrace the liberal
| school, inaugurnted by LOUIS Napoleon Cayour.
| The iaucr especially Impressed upon him the most
liberal principles with regard 20 the rights OF property
ana person. as illustrated IN the famous cJcc,ment Of
the priests, monks and uuos from the churches and
converts 10 lsjt-55 aud no from that became
dcvout believer military discipline iu politics aud
| applied himself to the execution of such
liberalism" Years ago. when hs was on.