The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-11
EARLY DEVELOPED FowRR TO CON-.
3IAND.

The following Hst o. great generals vtnse
superior capacity was exhibited 10 early
manhood, was compiled by the late BpeTet
hsjoz-General Emory Upton
Philip Of Macedon asoended the throne at
twenty-five, was the oonquerer Of Gresos 81
forty-hve, end died at forty-seven-
Alexander the Great defeated the GALS
brsted Thebau band ct CheroDee before A.
riying ct The age Of eighteen, assembled the
throne at twenty, bad conquered the world
81 twenty-five, and died OF thirty-tvo
julius OessT commanded q feet before
Mtylene and distinguished himself before
the age Of twenty-tvOS completed his first
war in Spain and vss made Csnsul before
the age of fortyy conquered Gaul, twice
crossed the Rhine, and twice invaded
Britain before the age Of forty-hve; won the
battle Of Pharsalis and obtained supreme
power at hfty-two BE died q dfty-six,
the victor Of five hundred battles and The
conquereI OF one thousand cities.
Hannibal was made commRnderIn-ohisf
Of the CarthsginiAn army in Spain at tven-
ty-sf1, and had won all his great battles In
Italy, concluding with Gamma, al thirty-one-
Scipio Africans. the elder, distinguished
himself at the battle of Ticinus al sixteen,
and at tventy-nins overthreg the power q
Carthage at ZamA
Scipio Afdcanus, the younger, had o11.
quered the other CarthAginian armies and
completed The destruction Of Carthage e
thirty-six
Genghis- Khan achieved many Of his VIC.
tories and became Emperor Of the Monguls
at forty.
Charlemagne was crowned king ct twenty
six, was master Of France and larger part
Of Germany st tventy-nine, placed on his
heed the iron crown Of Italy at thirty.tvo,
and conquered Spain at thirty-si1
Gonzalvo de Cordova, the great capaln,
bad gained . great reputation and vss
made commander-tn-chief Of the aE1uies
q Italy ct forty-one.
Henry ", Of France, was 81 TIE bead q
The HuguenOt army at sixteen, became
King Of Hsvarre at nineteen, overthreg his
enemies and became King Of France, bafore
The age OF forty.
Montecucuh, at the age OF thirty-one with
2,OOO horse, attached 10000 Svedes and
captured ell their baggage and artillery
gained the victory Of Triebel at thi-ty-tvos
defeated the SBedes and saved Denmark af
forty-nihsi and As hfty-three defeated tbs
Turks In the bottle OF St. Gothard
SAKE was q nlarecSGl de camp Al twenty
-four, marshal Of France at forty-fouI, and
at fOrty-nine gained the famous victory ct
Fontenoy.
Yauban, the great engineer, had con
Quoted several deges at twenty-five, was
Usd-eshal De o1Dp at forty three, and oors-
pliSsafre2enerdl ot fortihcstions of France
Of forty-five.
Turenne, passing through the grades Of
captain, colonel, maior-geneal and lien
tenant-general, became q marshal of France
at thirty-tvo, and won al his distinction be-
fore forty.
The great Conde defeated the Spariaras a
Rocroi st twenty-five, and won ell his mill
eRry fame before the age Of twenty-five
Prince Eugene, Of Savoy. vas colonel at
twenty-One, lieutenant field marshal al
tventy-fOur, and shortly after generalheld.
marshal he gained the battle Of Zents a
thirty -four, and co-operated with harIbos-
ough at Blenheim at torty-one
Peter the Great, Of Russia, vas pro
claimed Czar at ten years Of age, organized
. large army at twenty, won the victory os
Embach at thirty, founded 81 Petersburg a
thirty-One, and died ss the age Of ffty-hvs
Charles XII. completed his first campaign
against Denmark at eighteen, overthrew so, q.
/ 600 Russians st NarTa before nineteen, coo-
quered Poland aud SaIony at twenty four
and died OF thirty-siz
Frederick the Great ssoended the thrune
! at tventy-eight, terminated the Silesian vsr
ct thirty, and the second al thirty-threa.
/ Ten years later, with population Of bat 8,
} 600, 600, he triumphed over league of mors
! than IOO, OOO, 600 Of people.
Oortes effected the conquest Of Mexico
end completed his military career before ehs
ege Of thirty-siz-
I PizarTo completed the eonquea Of Peru
! ct thirty-fve, and died At forty.
Lord Give distinguished htnself q twea
ty-two, attained bis greatest fame e. Chirty.
Eve and died at forty.
Wolfe vas conqueroT Of ousbso e. thirty
szo.
Napoleon vB 9 major 81 eventy-touE
general Of brigade - twenty-five and coD-
mander-in-chief of the army Of italy a
tventy-six; achieved al bis victories and
was finally Overthrovn before The aes o.
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