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Early Developed Power 10 Command.

whose suuerior capacity was exhibited
IN early manhood, was compiled by the
late Breyet Major. G eneral Emory UP
ton:
Philip of Macedon a'cended the
throne a. twenty-five, was the conquer
Or of Greece at forty-fve, and died al
forty-seven.
Alexander the Great defeated the
celebrated Theban band at Cheronea
before arriving at the age OF eighteen
assembled the throne at twenty. had
conquered the world at twenty-five
and died at thirty-two.
julius Caesar commanded heet be-
fore Mi.ylene and distinguished himself
before the ago OF twenty-five; complet'
ed his first war in Spain and was made
consul before the age of forty; con-
ouered Gaul, twice crossed the Rhine,
and twice invaded Britain before the
age Of forty-fve; won the battle OF
Pharsalia and obtained supreme power
at ffty.two. He died at fifty-six, the
victor of five hundred battles and the
conaueror of one thousand cities.
Hannibal was made commander-in-
chief of the Carthagenian army IN
Spain at twenty. six, and had won all
his great battles in Italy, concluding
with Canine, ct thirty.one.
Scipio Africanus, the elder, distin-
guished himself at the battle of Ticinus
at sixteen, and at twenty overthrow
the power of Carthage at Zama.
Scipio Africanus, the younger, had
conquered the other Carthagenan ar
mics and completed the destruction OF
Carthage at thirty-six.
Genghis- Khan achieved many OF his
victories and became emperor OF Mon
guls at 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 two, and conquered
Spain at thirty.six.
Gonsalvo de Cordova, the great cap.
tain, had gained great reputation and
was made commander-in-chief OF the
army of Italy at forty-one.
Henry ", OF France, was at the
head of the Huguenot army at sixteen,
became King of Navarro at nineteen,
overthrow his enemies and became
King of France before the age of forty.
Montecueuli, OF the age of thirty-one,
with 1000 horse, attacked 10000
Sweeds and captured all their baggage
and artillery; gained the victory of
Tribel at thirty-two; defeated the
Sweeds and saved Denmark at forty
nine; and at fifty-three defeated the
Turks in the Battle of st. Gothad.
Sake was marechal-de-camp at
twenty-four, marshal of France at
forty four, and at forty-nine gained the
famous victory at Fontenoy.
vauban, the great engineer, had con-
Quoted several sieges at twenty-five,
was marechal de camp at orty-three,
and commissairie general of fortifca-
tons of France at forty five.
Turenne, passing through the grades
of captain. colonel, major gene
raj, and lieutenant general, became a
marshal of France at thirty-two, and
won all his distinction before forty.
The great Condo defeated the Span
iards at Rocroi at twenty two, and won
all his military fame before the age of
twenty five.
Prince Eugene, of Savoy, was colonel
at twenty one, lieutenant field marshal
at twenty four. and shortly after gener-
al field marshal. He gained the battle
at Zenta at thirty-four, and co-operated
with Marlborough at Blenheim at the
age of forty-one.
Peter, the Great, of Russia, was pro-
claimed Gear at ten years of age, or
ganized large army at twenty, won the
victory of Embac- at thirty, founded
st. Petersburg at thirty.one, and died
at the age of tifty.tive.
Charles XII. completed his first cam
paign against Denmark at eighteen, he
overthrew $4,000 Russians at Narva be-
fore nineteen, conquered Poland and
Saxony at twenty four, ana, died at
thirty.siz.
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