The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-28
NJ CANRODERT DYING.
The Last Marshal of France Lying
II at Deaths Door.
HIS SIGNAL BRAVERY IN BATTLE

Though Holding High Position, He Led
His Soldiers Into Battles and Was Sew
sral Times woundod--His Record In tho
Franco-Prussinn War.
PARIS, Jan. 2s-The venerable Fiold
Marshal Canrobert, who has been suffer-
ing for some timo with phlebitis, is in q
moribund condition. His relations are at
his bedside waiting for the end
Francois Certain Canrobert, marshal of
France and n senator, was born June II,
1909, OF good family, not in Brittany as
has been frequently stated but at St. Cere
in tho department of the Lot. He entered
having distinguished himself, Joined the
army as private soldier. He saw much
service In Africa.
Louis Napoleon, when president. ap-
pointed Canrobert one of his aide de camp,
and shortly after the wholesale prosorip-
tions and inprlsonments, which followed
the coup d detat OF Dec z, 1851, gave him a
commission, and very extensive powers, to
visit the prisons and select objects of his
clemenoy. Upon the formation of the
army of the east in 1854 he was appoint ted
to the command of the First division In the
Crmea. His troops took part In the bat
tie Of the Alma, and he was himself
wounded by splinter of a she'll which
struck him on the breast and hand Mar
shal ST. Arnaud resigned six days after the
first battle in the Crinea, and the com
mand Of the army of the east was trans.
ferred to General Canrubert. Although
eommander,ln.c chief, General Canrobert
was again in the thlckest of the fight Of
Inkcrman NOV. 81, and whilst heading
rho Inn ppInntla hur .,g
slightly wounded and had horse killed
under him.
In May, 1855, finding that impaired
health no longor permitted him to hold
the chief command in the Crlmea he re-
signed to General Pelissior, and soon after
returned to Franco. He was treated with
great distinction blythe Emperor Napoleon,
and was sont on n mission to the courts of
Denmark and Sweden.
At the beginning of the italian war, In
1852, General Canrobert received the com
mand Of the Third corps of tho army Of
the Alps. He exposed himself to great
danger at Magenta and Solferino to effect
movement which brought valuable as
Fistance to General Mel General Canro-
bert was afterwards made marshal Of
France, grand cross of the Legion of
Honor, and AN honorary knight Grand
Sipoa VI tiic Iobtn. III d unc 1StS, ne COM
mandcd at the camp Of Chalons, and sue
ceeded the Marshal dc Castellane In com
mand Of the Fourth corps d'armeo at Ly-
sns Oct. II. Subsequently he was ap-
pointed commander In chief Of the army OF
Paris.
At the time Of the declaration of war BY
France against Prussia in 1870 he had the
command of an army corps. Marshal
Canrobert was shut up in Metz with Mar
shal Bazaine. and on the capitulation OF
that fortress he was sent prisoner into
Germany. After the prcliIninaries OF
peace had been signed he returned to
France.
After having declined the offer of a can.
didature for the national assembly in 1874,
In the Gironde district. and In 1875, In the
Lot district, Marshal Caurobert, after
some hesitation, allowed his name to be
proposed for the department of Lot at the
senatorial elections of Jan. 80, 1873, by tho
party of the appeal to the people, and on
the second scrutiny he was elected by 2lo
votes out of 1856 electors. His term of Office
expired January, 1879, when he again bo-
came candidate for the department OF
Lot, but WAS defeated Later in the same
year. however, he was elected senator for
Charente. In 1860 Marshal Cnnrobert
married Miss Macdonald, Scotch lady.
He Is the last marshal of France