The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21

vas a brief page in history awarded for
service to his country. Gen. KelleTman
had more eperiepce than he, and knew
better how to make war; but both to-
gether we shall make it badly. i will
not willingly serve with a man who
4 considers himself the first general in
Europe How strongly IS here revealed
Il the unconquerable will and self-sUfhcien-
oy and purpose of Bonaparte to be all or
4 n0thingi
Let us scan the field. The coalition
against France now embraced Austria
Bavaria, Piedmont Naples and England
Il The smaller states of Germany ana Italy
we're also in the league. For the pro
ection" of Piedmont and indeed of all
italy, an army of about sixty thousand
nen, thoroughly equipped and supplied
nd commanded by Gen. Beaulieu, one of
ne ablest and most experienced in Eu-
ope, had been sent into Lombardy
gainSt this power NapoleOns army of
ally was set, consisting of only thirty
We thousand new men, miserably desti-
ute, and having enthusiasm for its prin-
pal resource With this he must COM
doms
But the army of Italy had for a com
mander military genius of so audacious
II character as to rank its possessors with
4 NE TWO other prime warriors of human
history. He had daring military inven-
tlon, the power of combination, the dis
covery of new expedients, sudden adapta-
llon TO unforeseen contingencies courage,
falupllon, foresight, subuety, and indeed
'N4S QudlLN 1T TO make MN what ne
vas now about to become-the greatest
foHmander of modern times.
AZ Montenotte, twenty-siX miles west of
ienoS, Napoleon fought his first field bat
-, He attacked the Austrian division of
Argenteau, and won a victory. Mark
a ~ ne fought with a division of the
Itmy This was on the 18th of April,
"a My twenty-five DAYS after his Departure
ON Paris. On the 14th he struck the
ustrlans and Sardinians at Millesimo,
~ mics further on, and won another vic
oly. On the next day he came on the
leia 5y at Diego, and added third. On
Ig list he reached Mondovi forty-eight
mes from Turin, and on the following
II ~ attacked and defeated the division of
I'll ON. In every engagement his blow
a. IKE that of a thunderbolt. The dis
n ore him
An incident of these first wild days of
.flle and victory well illustrates the pre-
lliiis temper Of the cOnQuerOr. His
= passage with Coli was with pen
t'4Ief IMAM sword. just after the conflict
"a 49, - the German general demanded
ease of a certain Enigrant Moulin
~ lsd been taken by the French, though
- flag Of truce. To this Bona
te replied: An emigrsnt is parri-
Jug You forgot the respect due 10 the
tenen people when you sent NJ. Moulin
~. d nag Of truce. You know the laws
war II contrary to those laws you ali-
lpii@e an act of barbar-sm. all the prison.
laken from you shall be Immediately
a - esponsible Tor II with the mcst de-
n II e-N4e vengeance. Ihere inuec1, IA
~ nrst tield-note. spoke out the Corsican.
"A ~ no one trine with him.
me king Of Sardinia was already beat
T. AFTER MondoW he made overtures Of
ace without paueine. Napoleon adj
Hieed on the main Austrian division un-
t Eeaullel. Him be found strongly
ps.ed cn he AIDA, holding the bridge
ai lei Into tho town OF Lodi. Frederic
y hedhcard had founded Lodi on The
Is ~ me ancient Roman Laus pompeia
..Ae ieih " May the Aurtrans, sixteen
+'VA4aiia strong, were attacked al The