Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-16
UNsER FRITZs CAREER.


the late Emperor Wilhelm, and was born
on the 18th of October, 1881. At the age
of seventeen he was sent to the University
of Bonn, and at the conclusion of the uni
yersity course was recalled TO Berlin and
entered the army as private. according
to the universal custom in Prussia, to pur-
sue his military studies. After abort ser
vice in the ranks he received command
of q company, and from this gradually rose
to the grade of General Field Marshal.
On the 25th of January, 1853, he was
married at London to Victoria, Princess
ROYAL of Crest Britain, the eldest child oil
Queen Victoria. By her he has had seven
children, three sons and four daughters.
The acquaintance between the royal couple
began in the summer of 1857, when the
latter paid a visit to the royal family OF
Eopland. Queen Victoria has related 10
her 'Diaryn the story of this royal love-
how, during an excursion to the High
lands, the princsly hearts came to an un-
derstanding, and bow the royal parents
wished to postpone the proposed marriage
for a while because Vicky was still 80
youugw Nevertheless, the marriage took
place on the 25th of January the follow.
ing year. The marriage was celebrated
in the Chapel Royal at London. The
Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edin'
bureh were present in Highland costume
The Crown Prince stood nervously in the
aisle, twitching at the plane OF his silver
helmet and waiting for the arrival OF hi'
father and the bride. The Queen Of Eng
land sat in the royal pew. with her younger
SONS and daughters on either side Of her
Lord Palmer ston bore the massive sword
Of state, in its gold and crimson scabbard
Amid sound of trumpets and beat of kettle
drums the Lord High Chancellor entered
the chapel in his robes of state. Conspicu
GUS among the peers was the Duke o.
Atholl, wearing the full costume Of hi
clan, tartan and philibeg, claymort
and heron's plume. Mr.. Labouchere
afterwards Lord Tsuton, distin
guished himself ty wearing thu
extraordinary uniform Of an Eldel
Brother of the Trinity House. The bride
in q rich robe of moire antique, ornament
ed with houaces of Honiton lace, the pat
tern of which was formed Of boquets o
the rose, shamrock and thistle, knelt be
fore the Archbishop Of Canterbury, WHIT
was arrayed in his lawn robes and Episco
pal wig, and replied to his questions in 1
chlldlike and tremulous voice. The cere
mony over, the married couple went by
train to Windsor, and the Eton boys drew
their carriage to the Castle. 1t was q bit
ter cold day when they were married, ant
"a the bridal cortege rode TO the station L
take the train to Windsor, the ladies near
Iy froze to death. The wedding WAS cele
brated by state concert, and brilliant illu
minations, and a week later the bride bad'
farewell to her parents and embarked a
Gravesend with her husband for their Ger
man home.
The Prince began his prominent militar,
career in the Schleswig- -Holstein war as
Lieutenant General and Commander Of tn
Second Army Corps. Although he wa
not engaged in actual fighting during tn
campaign in which Denmark wos despoiled
he cheerfally shared in all the hardship
suffered by his troops during that winte
campaign, and achieved in consequence
great popularity with the army and &C
quired the reputation Of being an accom-
plished soldier. At the outbreak OF tn
war with Austria, in 1866, he was plsce'
in command of the Army Of the Oder, an
moved in concert with the other army
commanded by Prince Frederick Charles
his cousin, upon converging roads
10 Sadowa. He marched his army wit
CELEBRITY, aud arrived on the battlefield
while the engagement was at its height, oI
the 3rd of July. Promptly throwing hi
columns into action, he struck the Aus
trian flank, and compelled the entire arm
to retreat in disorder. The victory gsv
him a military reputation second only :
that of Prince Frederick Charles, who's
army was skilfully handled and bore tn
brunt of the battle throughout the day
In this campaign his chief of staff wa
Major General Won Blumenthal, and he ha
under his orders three army corps, th
army itself being composed Of about l25
600 men.
The Prince held one Of the chief con
mands in the war OF 1901 aeains
France, and fully maintained his hig
reputation as soldier. The close of July
1870, found him ON the Rhine frontier, i
command of the Third German Army
com Uprising the Fifth, Sixth and Eleyent
North German Corps, the First and Secon
Bavarian Corps, and the divisions ful
nished by Baden. Wurtemburg and Hess'
in all about 300, 900 men and 500 gun,
On the 4th of August he vigorously o.
tackled the position held at WeisseDbur
by that portion of Marshal Mcmahon
Corps which was commanded by Generi
Abel Douay. The French were repulse
and dispersed after hard struggle. Fo
lowing mp thiE important victory, he d
tackled on the 9Th the united army corr
Of Generals MacMshon, Failly and Canr'
bert, drawn up in position at Woerth. Ma
Mahon had under him 50, 900 men in al
and occupied q strong defensive positiO
on the slopes Of the vosges. The Crow
Prince arrived from Weissenburg O
the evening of the 5th with Q
army of 10000 men, and began u
attack at the next morning. The Frent
line was turned at two points, and the
left and center broken, Notwithstanding
desperate charge of cavalry, which was o
| 0ere0 Dy hhcmAuou u5 ihSt icoofh n
the memorable engagement near Sed,
(September y his troops and those
Prince Frederick Charles were engsg'
agairs. the greater part Of MscMshon
forces and the Germans succeeded In cros
ing the river Meuse, this extremely diff
cult operation being effected by the Cros
Prince with his Prussians and Wnrter
bergers, supported by the Baysrians und
General Won der Tam. He next made b
way toward Paris, entered Versailles Sc
! tember %, commenced 10 throw addition
, troops around the capital, and remained
the vicinity of the invested city until |
ter the conclusion Of peace. On 0ctoh
% be was created Field Marshal Of Pru
sia, and on November 8 q Russian Fiel
Marshal. His promotion TO the rank
FieId-Marshal was announced in the 4
lowing characteristic telegram TO the z.
press (tben Queen Augusta:
: VERSAILLES, October %, 1s70.--T
. defeat of the two hostile armies which
. Gently marched against rs, warrant me
: conferring upon our two commando
Fritz and Frederick Charles, the batons
, Field Marshal-ths fnt instances Of %
appointments in our family history.
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