Field-Marshal Count Blumenthal died to-day at the age of over 90 years, [fo Count Blumenthal one of the last officers has passed away, who took a decisive part in the events of 1864, 1866, and 1870, Although Count Blumen: thal was never given an opportunity to act as independent commander-in-chief, he had to undertake grent tusks as officer of the general-staff. "The success of the Prussian arms at Nachod and Sadowa is to a lange extent his work, and ho also took part in a prominent way in the working out of the general movements of the armies in 1870, especially previous to the
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