The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-02

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the daughter Of one Of the most noted
Roman gentlemen OF the first half Of the
last century, and cousin OF the Cardinals
Serafino and Vincenzo VannuteHi. The
marriage was fixed for MAY .. 1860
On the day previous Kanzler. then a
colonel received a dispatch from Gen.
Lemericiere, calling him to active service
at Osimo. but Mgr de Merede. pontiAcal
minister Of war, after consultation with
Gen. Lamoricierc. accorded weeks de-
lay, during which the marriage took
place. The honeymoon was d departure
for the field OF battle, the heroic lady
setting out from Rome before the respite
had expired on May Z.
In the month Of June following Kanz-
Ter met Cardinal PecG. later Pope Leo
XIII, at Perugia, and there sprang I'D be-
tween them a friendship which lasted
during the entire lifetime Of the general.
Until the battle Of Castelfdardo. Nine.
hanZler accompanied her husband in all
the changes Of residence required h., tkc
eXegencies Of those troubled times
In September Kanzler was ordered -
%-'--f-4t-- - FFfLS AilE eve Ul the NHfTlg or
Castelfidardo His entrance with his
troops into Ancona. surrounded by the
Piedmontese was effected bv dint Of des-
perate fighting for five hours. and con-
STUFFED one Of the most brilliant epl-
sodes OF his career. Arrived at Ancona,
kanz!er received his nomination as gem
eral' thus verifying the dream Of his
youth
During the siege. parceiving that his
soldiers. being the special aim Of the
enemy's artillery. were losing heart he
lighted a cigar and smoked it in tbs
midst Of the conflict. Lamoriciere, struck
by his cool courage. followed suit: and
thus engaged. the two generals stood to-
gether in the thickest Of the fray. Tns
soldiers, who had begun 10 retreat rail-
lied around them and after ten davs'
siege and bombardment. Ancona fell
The only active service in which Kaaz-
Ter was employed for the next seven
years, from 1850 TO 1857. was the repres-
sion of brigandage on the Papal from
tier
Finding It necessary 70 increase the
defenses Of his diminished state Plus
* agreed 70 a military occupation by
the French troops, and Kanzler was
named pro-minister q war on October
2, 1850. being the first Iayman ever ap-
pointed TO that position. He presided
over the development Of the pontifciaI
army. which went on apace in Italy and
In other countries. IN September. 1915,
a Garibaldisn invasion was announced.
The ponufcIal troops gained a brilliant
victory at Bagnorea on the 18th OF OctO-
Der Another followed ~ Montellbre!ti,
al Vallecorss, San Lorenzlno. NeroIa,
and other places
On the 22d Of October a skirmish oe-
CURED outside ST PauIs Gate al Rome.
aid another encounter took place on the
I'D at the Vigna Glori, outside the city.
Kanzler, therefore. took the fId as
commander-in-chief Of the ponuhciaI
army.
Cardinal Vannutelli. who was then oHs
iof the military chapIsins. relates that,
speaking with the general al Montero-
tondo. he received the assurance that
there was no fear for the safety Of Rome,
az the French would certainly come.
Their arrival was afterward counter
manded. but finally permitted. Mean
time. on October =, Gariba,di attacked
MonterotoHfo with about 1900 men. The
conflict lasted twenty-seven hours. but
the papaI troops. vhich were only I'd
strong. were eventually obliged % sur
render.
b. November z the French suxiliaries
arrived. under command OF Gen. De Fall
II. and on the following day the united
forces Of the Pope and the French onl-
pire defeated the GaribaIdisns at Mem
tsna. On the 4th Of December Gen.
Kanz.er occupied Monterotondo. and IN
the evening returned n Rome. Plus TX.
meeting him. embraced him and repeated
the opening words o. Tassos "Geruss-
iemme Libertata
CauJ0 ami rieta-e d Car.-s-7
Che d gran selD'er1 HH.s, fi Cr-fa
Three years Of peace followed. and tfen
came the capture OF Rome IN which tie
elect who fought FOR the holy cause
were forced 70 WELD % tra o,.arv-5sr,,-
ing number Of their adva-esrfes tn
years were utilized bv Gen Kanzre- -
the perfecting Of dlsoirlf7e in the army
During the Vatican ,o,,r,ff L-e-zrs--z
ACKNOWLEDGED merits obtained for hin, TIA
praise OF all the distinguished navzo--
ages present in Rome.
In June. $50. the sessions n tho ~r-7-
ell were suspended. and sbor-r~ after ia
French expeditionary .~o-nz les. Rome.
The story OF the caDfure NJ Rome fs %,
well known 10 be re7es+ef here r vas
the wish Of the Pore that the u-,-s fae
should BE- holzfed as saou .e h,sao5
had bsen made In the walls This uss AZ
10 O'Clock on the mo-rfrg ~ sa,.e-o-
bern
$50.
After IRE taxing Of he r-rr--~f f-Ir~v