Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-03
GALLANT GEN. BOTHMER.
His Death in Munich and His
Bravery in the War.
Fran the Pal Nah Gosette.

Fran the Pal Nah Gosette.
There died last week at Munich and
was buried with due pomp and all mill
lary honors one OF the heroes OF Germany.
among the leaders OF men in tue Franco
German war there was no more gallant
soIuler, no truer patriot, no Drawer, nom
ester, and simpler soul than he over
whose nonered grave mournfully re-
echoed the funeral salutes OF the rolling
VolIeys OF the BavaTlau army few days
slnce-Gen. Count Frederick Won BOLn.
mer. During the first week of a scorch-
ing August, 1870, he, as Bavarian General
OF DIVISION, opened the sanguinary
hrlegsplel with the battle of Weissen-
Durg. Il met Gen. Count Bothmer,"
writes DR.. Russell, in his interesting diary
OF the war, land he said that the French
ohlcers were OF the opinion that the Bava-
rlan attack had exercised a most import
ant influence on the fortunes Of the day,
as 1t had prevented the French Generals
from carry out their plan of BATTLE"
As is not unfamiliar in the annals of war
some one had blundered," and, as Rus
sell says, ''all the officers OF the staff
seemed to think that. owing to some mis-
apprehension, the Bavarians had been
uselessly sacrificed Still, the good old
military rule of obedience obtain
lug, theirs not to reason why, theirs
put TO DO and de-" and into the thick OF
The musketry smoke. Unto the jaws of
death, into the mouth Of hell" and the
mltrailleuse fire, BOLDLY rode and welP'
the gallant Gen. Graf Bothner and mis-
brave BayarIans,
Al WeIssenOurg, at Bazeilles, at Mars
Ia-Iour, at GraVelotJe, at WOerth, at Ste.
observation-disclosures, at MarzwIller, at
Sedan, and at Orleans the Bavaran col
umhs We're always in the forefront of the
ngnt. On them, worn out by long
marches, by perpetual skirmishes, by
bloody engagements, fell the brunt Of
those memorable battles, so that the mi
tlal history of the Franco Prussian war
Is a history Of that dauntless little army
pitched by the fortunes OF war, "ln the
wild year OF the change OF things" into
the thick of the fight, ''the BaVarIans, as
usual" says DR.. Russell, "beinS in the
hottest corner" Vita twenty-seven re-
latiVes-brothers, cousins, and nephews-
nghtlng some under his immediate COM
manu for the fatherland, Frederick
Count Bothmer had not lnconslderable
stake In the issues of the mighty conflict
In which he played so considerable part.
30 much SO, that in vast popular travel
Ing panorama ofthe Franco Prussian war,
known in all the chief towns Of Germany,
his figure, speaking likeness, is easily
recognizable in many a scene as the hero
OF Wiessenburg. He was plaiu.sp0ken,
clean-handed, high-hearted gentleman;
lover of peace, a healer of quarrels, an
authority on nice points OF honor, q true
friend, and generous enemy. Private
foes he had none; to the public service be
had devoted his life; and the Bavarian
government knew we'll how to value and
reward his soldierly achievements, while
the army, to man. regrets the loss OF 80
distinguished an officer.
Strange TO say, the Bothmer family
steps at an early date for brief period
across the threshold of their fatherland
into English history. When George Lew
is, ElectOr of Hanover, became King of
England, he was accompanied TO these
shoresibF his BRime Minister, Won Both
mer. To Bothmer he gave that official
residence in Downing street, lately oc-
cupied by Mr.. Gladstone, and BOthmer,
returning it later 10 the sovereign, Sir
Robert Walpole got, the mansion annexed
forever to the office OF First Lord OF the
Treasury. On retiring from the post of
Prime Minister, Won Bothmer took with
him contingent of English laborers and
brickmakers, and built for himself lordly
pleasure house on the shores the Baltic, a
vast Queen Anne palace on the pattern of
Hampton Court, all red brick and stone
coping, the Stamm-Schless Of the head of
the family whose vast estates stretch for
thirty railes in every direction from this
semi-Engll5h oentres 1bgnIeN o.