The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-18

Marie Edme Patrick Maurice dc MacMahon.
Of aSs his from
Stuarts He bore the title Of Due dc Magenta.
an honor conferred upon him By Napoleon Ill.
Is Isl, gallant services in the Italian campaign OF
born in s. 1893 and .ee edg
ated from this academy at the age Of 10 and
was commissioned a sublieutenant Of the
in the Algerian campaign. and in 1880 bis
bravery was rewarded with the cross Of the
legion Of Honor In the year Ma,
Be aide de- camp to Gen. Achard: The Belgian
sss the young s sqlder and he the
Cross OF the Order OF Leopold for gallantry at
At the the 81 Of this campaign he went to
occurred. He, was Entrusted with message
country. Declining an escort 1 he started out
alone. On his way he was pursued by troop
Of Arabs. and only escaped them by jumping
his horse across ravine. whittier they dared
him. however. and Killed his horse under him.
But no made his way on foot In safety to his
At Constantine MacMahon was wounded, and
Or his bravery he was promoted to be Major
TALON Of .Chasseurs d'oriesns. aud in iS42 he
became Lieutenant Colonel of the Second For.
h 1 nsar ne and in is4s eners
OF Brigade and Governor OF Tlemcen. Algeria.
In the following year he was made Comman.
the provinces Of Dram and Constantine. in AL
geria In 1854 he was. for a short time. Gov.
s55nSrsneTa q Algeria but the policy OF
coed
When the Crlmean war began MacMahon
duty In Russia. He was the commander OF q
Givsion OF BosqueSs corps and led the assault
hs OF tbs be ths @
was the key to the whole Russian position. and
was strongly defended. MaeMahon cut his
ground until the order came to retreat. Be-
s sGTlsS nat he could yet oyetpower the Rus,
treat. For this service MacMahon received
the grand cross OF the Legion of Honor.
other chance to win distinction. and it was
curing aut THIS campaign that the titles OF Duke
S Spd Marshal a. Of France were conferred upon
russia Mac4!ahon represented the French
Emperor I4p at the Prussian court This was in
was placed at the head Of one OF the French
f[ Iqnessu to ght against this same William III
oeieat on every hand. He was wounded in the
t nigh by q shell at Sedan. In the beginning of
ne great battle. and wa, forced to turn. over
ne command to Gen Wimpffen. who signed
MacMahon was taken too Germany. pris.
oneI OF war. but returned to Paris in time to
eonduct the Siege against the Commune. He
teraptured the capital and aided in the estab-
~ S OF the republic under the Presidency
81 In May. 1873. President Theirs was forced
70 resign and Marsha! MacMnhon was elected
" me Assembly to I'll Misplace HIS admins
Gslion was an honest but a stormy one He
maj. maze no secret of his sym patty with the mon
M scWfa party and Of his dislike Of the radicals
mac maeM ahon retained the Presidential chair
SSntii 1879 Against the will OF the Assembly
ne aed dismissed from the Cabinet NJ. Jules Simon.
fnaa made the Duo de Broglie Prime Minister
fVi thls he was finally forced to resign. NJ.
sSbSs1s ,ureyy was elected his successor. Mar;
iyaa MaeAiahon then retired to private life and
Hbniy one Marshal Of France. Marshal Can
tFyoert Is now living. There is saving In
itSGaee mat the next man to be Marshal must
fSn up mis- baton on the other side OF the
t th,,ne. Marshal MacMahon leaves wife and