Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-28
THE LAST MARSHAL OF FRANCE,
Francis Canrobcrt. Field Marshal and Sem
ator. Dying nt Paris Wounded
In the Crimra.

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Paris Jan. 27.-F'ield Marshal Canrobert,
who is suffering with phlebtIs, Is moribund.
! Francois Canrobert marshal of France,
and senator was borniJunc 7lS19 OF good
family not In Brittany. as has been fire.
| quentiy stated. but at St Cyr. In the de-
partment OF the Lot. He entered the mil-
tary school at 81. Cyr in 1895 and. having
distinguished himself there. Joined the ar
my as private soldier. He saw much
service Ia Africa.
Louis Napoleon. when PRESIDENT appoint
ed CanrObcrt one OF his aidcs-de-canp. and
shortly afterward the wholesale proscrlp-
tions ana imprlsonments which followed
the coup a. ctat of December q 1851, gave
him "A commission and very extensive orders
to visit prisons and select objects OF his
olemency. Upon the formation of the army
OF the East IN 1854. he was appointed 20 the
command of the First division In the Cit
mca. His troops took part In the battle OF
the Alma ana ne was himself wounded by
she'll which struck him ON the breast.
Marshal st. Armand resigned six days AFT
er the first battle tn the Crimen, and the
command of the army OF the East was
transferred to General Canrobert. Although
commander-ln-chief. General Cdnyobcrt
was again In the thlckest OF the tight at
lnkermun ana whilst heading the impetu-
GUS charge Of souayes was slightly wound
cd ana had horse Killed under him. In
MNNt 1870, U4lilNE lltt impaired ntdlln no
longer permitted him to hold the chief
command In the Crlmea, he resigned to
General Iclissier and soon after returned
to France. lie was treated with great dis
tinctIpu by Emperor Napoleon, and was
sent on n mission to the courts of Dem
mark and Sweden At the beginning of the
italian war IN 1859. General Caurobert re-
celved the command Of the third corps OF
the army Of the Alps He exposed himself
60 great dangers at Magenta and Softer
mo had TO effect a movement which brought
valuable assistance TO General Nell. Cen
eral Canrobert was afterwards made a
marshal of France, grand member of the
Legion of Honor and an honorary Knight
OF the Bath. In June, 1852. he commanded
at the camp of Citations and succeeded
Marshal De Castellaine In command Of
the fourth corps darmce October "a Sub
sequently he was appointed commander
iu-chlcf of the army OF Paris. At the time
of the declaration Of war by France
against Prussia in 1870, he had the COM
mand Of an army corps. Marshal Canrobert
was shut up in Metz with Marshal B,-
zaine, and on the capitulaiion of that fort
ress he was sent prisoner into Germany.
After the prelm!naries OF peace had been
signed he returned TO France, where he
met with a Favorable reception from NJ.
Theirs. who did not, however appoint him
to any command. After having declined
the offer of a candidature for the national
assembly in 1874, in the Gironde, and in
1873 in the Lot, Marshal Canrobert, after
some hesitation, allowed his name TO be
proposed TO the department of Lot, at the
senatorial elections of January so. 1875, by
the party of the appeal of the people, and
on the second scrutiny he was elected by
2l2 votes out of $50 electors. His term of
Office expired January. 1879 when he again
became candidate for the department of
Lot, but was defeated. Later in the same
year, however. he was elected senator for
Charente in the room of the late NJ. Hen