Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-01
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The following list of great generals whose superior capacity was exhibited in early man. hood was compiled by the late Brevet Major General Emory Upton:
 Philip of Macedop ascended the throne at twenty-two, was the conqueror of Greece at forty-five, and died at forty-seven-
 Alexander the Great defeated the celebrated Theban band at Cherouea before arriving at the age of eighteen, ascended the throne at twenty, had conquered the world at twenty five, and died at thirtytvo.
 Julius Caesar commanded a fleet before Mitylene and distinguished himself before the age of txenty-two; completed his first war in Spain and was made consul before the age of forty; conquered Gaul, >ice crossed the Rhine, and twice invaded Britain before the age of forty five; won the battle of Phar- salia and obtained supreme power st fifty two. He died st ifty-six, the victor of five hundred battles and the conqueror of one thousand cities.
 Hannibal was made commander-in-ehiefo of the Csrthaginian army in Spain at twenty six, and had won all his great battles in Italy, concluding with Canna, at .hirty-one-
 Scipio Africanus, the elder. distinguished himself at the battle of Ticinus at sixteen. and at twenty nine overthrow the power of Carthage at Zsms.
 quered the other Carthaglnisn armies and completed the destruction of Carthage at thirty-six.
 Genghis Khan achieved many of his v3cto- ries and became emperor of the Mongnls st forty.
 Charlemagne was crowned king at twenty six. was master of France and the larger part of Germany at twenty-nine, placed on his head the iron crown of Italy at thirty-tEo, and conquered Spain at thirty-six.
 Gonsalvo de Cordova, the great captain, had gained great reputation and was made commander in chief of the army of Italy at forty-one.
 Henry W, of France, was at the head of the Huguenot army at sixteen, became King of Navarro at nineteen, overthrow his enc mics and became King of France before the age of forty.
 Montecuculi. at the age of thirty-one with 1000 horse, attacked 10000 SEedes and cap tured all their baggage and artillery; gained the victory of Triebel at thirty-tE defeated the Swedes and saved Denmark al forty y-nine and at ffty-t three defeated the Turks in the battle of St. GothATd. Sake was B B1arecAaa- 1ie- camp at twenty four marshal of France at forty-four, and at forty-nine gained the famous victory at Fontenoy.
 vsuban, the great engineer, had conducted several sieges at twenty-five, was Ridrac3Hl dS- camp at forty three, and communicative g6HsrIf of Notifications of France at forty-tive. Turenne, passing through the grades of captain. colonel, major general and lieutenant general, became a marshal Of France at forty l two and won all his distinction before forty The great Condo defeated the SpaniArds At Rocroi at twenty two, and won his military fame before the age of twenty-five. Prince Eugene, of Savoy, was colonel at t twenty-one, lieutenant field marshal at 1 twenty-four, and shortly after general field marshal. He gained the battle of Zents st thirty four, and co operated with Marlborough | at Blenheim at forty-oDe. | Peter the Great, of Russia, was proclaimed
 ozar at ten years of age, organized a large army at twenty, won the victory of Embseh i at thirty, founded St Petersburg at thirty one, and died at the sge of fifty-five. Charles XII. completed his first can4pzipn against Denmark at eighteen, overthrsS s1,- | OO0 Russians at Harva before ninsssen, con 9uered Poland and Saxony a. iwenty-four, 1 and died at thirty-six.
 Frederick the Great sseended the throDs 1s twenty eight, terminated the first Silesian war at thirty, and the second at thiEty-three. Ten years later, with population of but g., ! eco, 600, he trIumped over league of more 1 than loo, GOO, GOO of people Cortes effected the conquest of Mexi.so and completed his military career before the age ! of thirty-six-
 Pizarro completed the conquest of Peru at | thirty five, and died at for.y. | Lord Give distinguished himself at twenty | two, attained his greatest fame st thirty-five,
 and died at fifty.
 Wolfe MSS conqueror at Quebec at thirty | two
 Napoleon was major at twenty-fo gen 1 eral of brigade at twenty five, and casnmand-
 CT in-chief of the army of Italy at twsnty-six .
 achieved all his victories and was finally over | thrown before the age of forty-fouE.