New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-06
OBI1U ARY.
GENERAL ANTOINE E. A. CHANzY.

PARIS, Jan. 5.-General Chanzy, the we'll
known French General aid Life Senator, died suddenly
OF ap0plexy at Chalons last night lie will be buried at
Chalons All the evening papers deplore his DEATH
uniting his memory with that Of Gambetta the latter
being described the soul and Chanzy the sword OF
resistance to German invasion
PARIS Jan. Ella France in referring 10 the death OF
General Cbanzy says: what has France
done to Deathi Has Bismarck signed
a compact with It. General Chanzys death is great
sorrow. The Germans feared him they dreaded Gen
eral skobeleR."
servants OF the Nation teaches be Of good
and TO maintain steadfast faith In immortal land"
lie Temps says that great hopes founded on Gen
eral Chanzy Unanimous regrets follow him.
La Franfaise says; 1.-THE death OF General Chan1y Is
possible not to feel with thrill of that the hand Of
the Almighty Is being laid upon us
General Antoine Eugene Alfred Chanzy was horn at
Nouart March Is, 1928 and was the son OF Captain
under the first Empire When sixteen years old he be-
came an apprentice In the Navy, and accompanied
Admiral de Laande to the East board the Neptune.
In 1871 he left the Navy and entered the military
of Saint Cyr, and two years later he became Sub.
Lieutenant in regiment of zouaves. In 1s43 he was
made Lieutenant of the 43d Regiment, and in 1856 he
became Captain, and also chief OF battalion in the 23d
Regiment. During this period he took part In tho
Algerian campaigns and In 1859 he took part In the
Italian campaign In 1860 he became
OF the 7lst Regiment aud took part in the campaign in
Syria chief OF General Beaufort daupouls political
cabinet In 1864, Colonel OF the 4sth Regiment, he
assisted in suppressing the Dsurrection In Algeria He
made a Brigader- General in 1863 and 10 1870 he
began his service in the Franco Prssan war General
OF the Sixteenth Corps OF tue Army Of the Lore In this
position he did good fighting but without gaining
any advantage On December he attacked the Ger
mans before Orleans and on December he was forced
to retreat before the Grand Duke OF Meckenburg and
General der rann after bloody battle. On Deem
Der he became Commander-lnC Chief OF the Second
Army OF the Loire He had OF that time plan for pre-
venting the junction OF the German armies by defeating
them In detail but his plan not adopted. He made
vigorous stand at Meung and BeaugeDcy In order 10
cover Tours but he forced abandon the line
OF the Loire and January IL, 1871 after several
desperate battles he met with overwhelming defeat
before lie Mans. He then told the Government that IL
was impossible to continue the war; but he was about 10
the offensive again at Laval when he received
news OF the arnlstce lie was then summoned 10 ears
whore he gave the Government full account OF Ills
operations
General Chanzy was elected to the National Assembly
on February g 1871, and In that body he theoretically
urged continuance OF tho war. He was member OF
the Lett Centre and for time It's president In 1873 he
went 10 Algeria GOvernOr-General, and In 1873 he
elected Senator for life he did not take very
active part In tue senate, however lie was absent
much OF the time on military duties and about al the
time he could spare from these duties was given to bust
ness speeulat0ns IN which his practice Was sharp WIN,
out being dishonest On January 80 1873, he received
Republic, although lie was not candidate. On Feb
ruary Is. 1879, no was made Ambassador to Russia,
where he remained about three years On his way 10
1T. Petersburg he received with courtesy by En-
perOr v III and Prince Bismarck. From the Car he
received insignia I'm diamonds of the order OF AeXan
der Ncwsky. General ChanZy became grand officer OF
the Legion OF Honor 1870 and was also honored with
decorations from Spain and Turkey. IN 1872 he pub
lshed work defending his generashp In 1901 and
the bravery OF tic second Army OF tue Loire General
ChanZy intelligent man, but without moral
elevation a wide range O mental grasp His face was
hard and unsyInpathetc, and his eyes have been de-
scribed rs pCwter-colOr9d.