Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-12-16
EARLY POWER TO COMMAND.

EARLY POWER TO COMMAND.
The following list of great gener
ais whose superior capacity was ex
hibited in early manhood was com
piled by the late Brevet Major Gen
eral Emory Upton:
Philip of Macedon assembled the
throne at twenty two. was the con
queror of Greece at forty-five, and
died at forty seven.
Alexander the Great defeated the
celebrated Theban band at Cheronea
before arriving at the age of eighteen,
ascended the throne at twenty, had
conquered the world at twenty-five
and died at thirty two
julius Caesar commanded fleet
before Mitylene and distinguished
himself before the age of twenty two
completed his first war in Spain and
was made consul before the age of
forty: conquered Gaul, twice crossed
the Rhine, and twice invaded Britain
before the age of forty-fiye; won the
battle of Pharsalia and obtained su-
preme power at fifty two. He died
at fifty six, the victor of five hundred
battles and the conquerer of one
thousand cities.
Hannibal was made commander in
chief of the Carthaginian army in
Spain at twenty six, and had won all
his great battles in Italy, concluding
with Canine, at thirty.one.
Scipio Africanus, the elder, distin
guished himself at the battle. of
1'icinus at sixteen, and at twenty
nine overthrow the power of Carthage
at Zama
Scipio Africans, the younger, had
conquered the other Carthaginian
armies and completed the destruc
ton of Carthage at thirty six.
Genghis Khan achieved many of
his victories and became emperor of
the Monguls at forty.
Charlemange was crowned king ut
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 con
quered Spain at thirty-six.
Gonsalvo de Cordova, the great
captain. had gained great reputa
ton 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 six:
teen. became King of Navarro at
nineteen. overthrow his enemies and
became King of France before the
age of forty.
Montecuculi, at the age of thirty
one, with 1000 horse, attacked 10000
Swedes, and captured all their bag
gage and artillery; gained the vic
tory of Triebel at thirty defeated
the Swedes and saved Denmark al
forty mine; and at fifty-three defeated
the Turks in the battle of st
Gothard.
SAKE was mdrechoi-de-c camp nj
twenty four. marshal of France al
forty four. and at forty-nine gained
the famous victory at FontenOy.
Vauban, the great engineer, had
conducted several sieges at twenty
five. was murpchdi-de camp at forty
three, and cOnn,issdire- general oi
Notifications of France at forty five
Turenne, passing through the
grades of captain, colonel, major
general and lieutenant general, be
came marshal Of France at thirty
two, and won all his distinction
before he was forty.
The great Conde defeated the
Spaniards at Rocroi ut twenty-five
and won all his military fame before
the age of twenty-five.
Prince Eugene of Savoy wat
colonel at twenty one, Lieutenant
field marshal at twenty four, an(
shortly after general field marsh al
He gained the battle of Zenta a
thirty -four, and co-operated will
Marlborough at Blenheim at forty
one.
Peter the Great of Russia wa
proclaimed Gar at ten years of age
organized large army at twenty
won the victory of Embach at thirty
founded ST. Petersburg at thirty one
and died at the age of fifty five.
Charles XII. completed his frs
campaign against Denmark a
eighteen, overthrew $4,000 Russian
at Narva before nineteen, conouere'
Poland and Saxony at twenty foul
and died at thirty six.
Frederick the Great assembled tn
throne at twenty eight, Terminates
the first Silesian war at thirty, ant
the second at thirty-three. Tel
years later. with a population of bu
100000, he triumphed over leagu
Of more than one hundred million O
people.
Cortes effected the conquest @
Mexico and completed his militar
career before the age of thirty six.
Pizarro completed the conquest @
Peru at thirty five. and died at forty