Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-05-18
Marshal BaZaine.

The life of Marshal Bazaine is pro
ented in the following brief article in
he Chicago Inter Ocean
The French Marshal, Francois Achillo
iSazaine, is native of Versailles. where
,e was born February 13. 1911. Al
,hough the son of prominent aud
Wealthy officer, he enlisted as n private
n 1881, and rose TO the rank OF Lieuten-
.nt in Algeria in 1885 Captain after two
iears' service with the foreign legion
against the Carlists in Spain after nine
FEARS in Morocco and Algeria, Lieuten
snt-Colonel in 1S4S; Colonel OF the
'oreign legion in 1850; and General OF
brigade in the Crimean war, and acted,
fier its capture, as Commander OF Sc
1astopol, and was General Of Division
IN 1856, and participated in the capture
Of Kinburn. In the italian campaign,
ne was wounded while commanding
division in the attack on Melegnano
,,Marignan), and he was prominent III the
battle of SQlferino. In the Mexican
campaign, he commanded the First Di-
vision Of the French army in 1862, and
after defeating Comonfort and compell-
ing the surrender OF Puebla, May Is,
1868, he succeeded Farey US Com
mander-in- Chief. In the year 1864 he
was raised to the rank Of Marshal. In
February, 1866, he captured the town OF
Oai yea, together with Mexican army Of
1000 men under Diaz. Not long there
after he married rich Mexican lady,
whose family sided with Juarez, and il
was believed that, though apparently
friendly to Macmillan, he plotted with
that unfortunate Princes enemies to pro-
note his own ambitions schemes. de
inally with rev, In February, 1867,
from the Capital, and embarked not long
aftt at Vera Cruz. For leaving Maxi
milan be was publicly denounced in
Franc. but took his seat in the Senate,
and was appointed Commander of the
Third Army Corps, and in October,
1869, after the death Of st. Jean d'Au-
gely, became Commanders in Chief Of
the Imperial Guard at Paris. When the
Franco Prussian war broke out, Bazaine
exp cted the command of one of the two
powerful armies destined 10 the invasion
II Prussia, but found himself in CON-
mand Of only single corps. He was,
however, after the disaster Of Woerth
and Forbach, placed in command of the
Army of the Rhine. Bazaine then fell
,a.k ON Metz. The battles Of Mars la
lours and Gravelotte we're tonight, and
Bnnina retired within the Notifications,
hrnueti lv bhnt in by Prince Fred
erick ChaIl-s." he made several unsuc-
cessiul attempts 10 break through the in
resting army. which were renewed after
The CT, .iiIla i',u If Sedan, but with the
h mc results. He surrendered Oc-
-tober Il, 1870, an army of 160, 900 men,
M~tz, and 800 pieces OF artillery.
Bazaine was arranged October 10, 1872,
before a court, charged with having sur
ctnl,Iei Metz without having exhausted
u the M ans Of defense; and with hav-
ny, ns head Of the army before Metz,
signed capiiulation in the open field,
lie result If which was to cause his
troops to lay down they arms, and Of not
having, before treating verbally and by
writing, lone everything which he was
bound 10 do by dnty and honor. After
a trial Of two months duration, he was
unanimously pronounced guilty, SEN
fenced to be degraded and shot, with
with, the unanimous recommendation
that the sentence should not be carried
into execution. His sentence was
promptly committed by President Mac
Mahon to twenty-five years imprison-
mentin the fortress, without military deg
radiation. On August 9, 1874, Bazaine,
with the aid of his wife, escaped from
his fortress prison, Isle ST. Marguerite.
He has been reported as living in retire
ment in several places.