The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-08
Short Wars
in These Days.
Things Have Changed With the Roll of Years-The
Modern Spirit is Such That 1t Will Not Stand
Delay in Anything, Least of All in War.

Jerusalem. Russia claimed the honor o.
controlling the holy places in virtue of the
fact that they were nominally under thf
rule OF Greek ecclesiastics, while the Sui
! tan, as lord of the land, declared that the
sh1nes OF the Holy City were his own
peculiar property. War between Russia
and Turkey began, and was continued for
considerable time before the other powers
OF Europe participated in the struggle but
when the purpose Of Russia to Law violent
hands on as much of Asia Minor as could
be appropriated became evident England
and France interfered, and Victor Emman-
uel, then king of Sardinia. sent a small
contingent OF troops to give his county a
position among the European states. The
allied forces, English, French, Sandman
and Turkish, landed at Eupatoria, in the
Crmea, on September IA, 1854; the battle
OF the Alma was fought and the heights
ahove the stream were carried by des-
prrate assault; the advance to Balaklava
followed immediately, and on September
20, six days after the crossing Of the Alma
the Russians were driven from their en-.
trenchments, and the allies moved on
toward Sebastopol The investment began
on October II, 1874, and the siege con-
tnued until September g, 1855, when q
general assault was made, portions of the
Russian line were taken, and that night
the Russian amy evacuated the city, the
allies marching in on the following dav.
Inc siege was thus one of the longest of
the century. lasting almost year; its re-
suits were accepted by the Car as CON
elusive and negotiations for peace at once
began.
Inc war between this country and
Mexico lasted during two years, but there
was really but one campaign, that made
by Scott through the territory of Mexico
and resulting in the occupation of the
capital. The war between the Texans and
Mexicans had been going on for several
years prior to participation by the United
States, but being of the nature of "A civil
war, or, rather of rebellion against an
organized government. does not come INFO
the category of a war between independent
states,
The wars resulting from the French
Revolution lasted, with short intervals OF
peace, from 1850 to 1915, but though the
whole period was virtually one protracted
struggle, the individual wars of this time
were short. Napoleon had the faculty of
being able TO overcome his enemy in a
single campaign, and rarely were two
necessary to accomplish his purpose. Napo.
Icons campaign in Italy in 1896 was
enough for Austria, and a treaty followed
The battle of Marengo in 800 decided the
fate OF all North Italy, and was followed
by peace; the campaign of Austerlitz re
suited in the complete overthrow of the
Austrian military power i'll 1905; and the
Austro Hungarian emperor was glad to
make terms with the conqueror. Prussia
was Frustrated in a single campaign, which
ended with the triumph at Jena in 1906.
Napoleon subdued Spain in one summer,
though the French did not count upon the
guerilla warfare Immediately inaugurated
by the Spanish chiefs against the invaders,
which ultimately brought assistance from
England, and was one of the contributing
causes of the downfall of the great EN-
peror.