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Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
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Marshal Randon, a Protestant general in the French army, commands the 'army of the Alps' in Sardinia under Napoleon III. He has a distinguished history including service in Russia under Napoleon I, governorship of Algiers, and promotion to marshal after the Crimean War. He is considered superior to Commander-in-Chief Canrobert.
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It may not be generally known that Marshal Randon, the third Commander in rank of the French troops in Sardinia, is a Protestant. In the memorable campaign against Russia, he served with distinction under Napoleon I. In the various Governments which France has had for the last forty years, he has commanded great respect for his acquirements and abilities. He is a diplomatist as well as a soldier, and was for a number of years Governor General of Algiers. From 1851 to 1856 the Count Randon was a "General of Division;" but, if we rightly remember, he was created a marshal at the close of the Crimean war. He commands that portion of the French troops known as the "army of the Alps."
Judging from the past, he has superior military abilities to Canrobert, who is gazetted as the Commander in Chief of the soldiers of Napoleon III, in Sardinia.—N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
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Marshal Randon, a Protestant, is the third-ranked commander of French troops in Sardinia, commanding the 'army of the Alps.' He served with distinction in the Russian campaign under Napoleon I, was Governor General of Algiers, and was promoted to marshal after the Crimean War. He is regarded as having superior abilities to Commander-in-Chief Canrobert.