West-Jersey pioneer., 1882-07-20
YOUNG AND ILLUsTRIouS GENER.
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The following list of generals, whose
superior capacity was exhibited in early
manhood, was compiled by the late
Brevet Major General Upton:-
Philip of Macedon assembled the throne
at 90, was the conqueror of Greece at As,
and died at AZ.
Alexander the Great defended the Gel
ebrated Theban band at Cheronea be-
fore arriving at the age of 18, assembled
the throne at 90, conquered the world
at 25, and died at 80.
| Julius Caesar commanded a fleet near
Mitylene and distinguished himself be
fore the age of %; completed his first
war with Spain and was made consul
before the age of 40; conquered Gaul,
twice crossed the Rhine, and twice in
vaded Britain before the age of 45; won
the battle of Pharsalia and obtained SUI
preme power at SO. He died at Sc, the
victor of 500 battles, and the conqueror
of 1000 cities.
| Hannibal was made commander-in-
chief of the Carthagenian army in Spain
at 26, and had won all his great battles
in Italy, concluding with Cana, at 81.
Scipio Africanus, the elder, distin-
guished himself at the battle of Ticinus
at 16, and at 80 overthrew the power of
Carthage at Zama.
Scipio Africanus, the Younger, had
conquered the other Carthagenian ar
mics and completed the destruction of
Carthage at Sc.
Genghis- Kahn achieved many of his
victories and became emperor of the
Monguls at 40
Charlemagne was crowned king at 26,
was master of France and the larger
part of Germany at 30, placed on his
head the iron crown of Italy at 80, and
conquered Spain at 36.
Gonsalvo de Co-dova, the great cap
tain, had gained great reputation and
was made COMMUNICATIVE of the
army of Italy at Al.
Henry w., of France, was at the head
of the Huguenot army at is, became
King of Navarro at 10, overthrew his
enemies and became king of France be-
fore the age of 40.
Montecuculi, at the age of 81, with g.
600 horses, attacked 10000 Swedes and
captured all their baggage and artillery;
gained the victory of Triebel at 80; de-
feated the Swedes and saved Denmark
at 40; and at So defeated the Turks in
the battle of ST. Gothard.
SAKE was a n,0rechal-de-conap at "a,
marshal of France, at a, and at 40
gained the famous victory of Fontenoy.
Turenne, passing through the grades
of captain, colonel, major-general. and
lieutenant-general, became a marshal of
France at 80, and won all his distinction
before 40.
The great Conde defeated the Span
military fame before the age of %.
Prince Eugene, of Savoy, was colonel
at 81, enant-feld-marshal at "a, and
ai.ot tIy e>e+a. esnnnral fl iaId-marshal He
gained the battle of Zenta at 81, and CO.
operated with Marlboro, at Blenheim at
Al.
Peter the Great, of Russia, was pro-
claimed Gar at 10 years of age, organ
lied large army at 90, won the victory
of Enbach at 80, founded st. Peters
burg at 81, and died at the age of So.
Charles XII completed his first cam
paign against Denmark at 1S, overthrew
60 900 Russians at Narva before 10, con-
auered Poland and Saxony, at 24, and
died at 36.
Frederick the Great ascended the
throne at 2S, termined the first Silesian
war at 80 and the second at 33 Ten
years later, with population of but o.,
100000, he triumphed over league of
more than 100, ,0O0, 900 of people.
Cortes affected the conquest of Mex
leo and completed his military career
before the age of 36.
Pizaro completed the conquest of Peru
at 35, and died at 40.
Lord Give distinguished himself at %,
attained his greatest fame at 35, and
died at so.
Wolfe was conquer0r of Quebec at 80.
Napoleon was a major at "a, general
of brigade at 25, and colnmander-in-chief
of the army of Italy, at 26; achieved all
his victories and was finally overthrown
before the age of H-Sprinqfeld Sunday
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