SAINT-ARNAUD, MARSHAL LEROY DE, a brave French general, was born of poor parents at Paris in 1801. His fiery disposition made him an ardent soldier. He entered the Gardes du Corps at the age of ten. It is true that he soon afterwards became stage-struck, and played for several years in the suburban theatre of the Batignolles; but the revolutionary turmoil of 1830 once more roused his passion for military renown. Being engaged in the war of La Vendée, he fought his way rapidly towards promotion. He continued to rise after he went to Algiers in 1836. His valour at the siege of Constantine gained for him the decoration of the Legion of Honour. In every successive battle his sword achieved for him a higher position than he had held before. He was especially successful in 1851 in his expedition against the Kabyles. With little more than 6000 men he overran the whole of that savage district, and achieved one of the greatest campaigns ever carried out by his countrymen in Algeria. At length, on his return to France, he was taken into the confidence of Louis Napoleon, and made minister of war in 1851, and a marshal in 1852. He had hitherto appeared perhaps too much in the light of a reckless and not very scrupulous adventurer; but on the outbreak of the Crimean war the valour of Saint-Arnaud shone forth in a much clearer light. It had long been the desire of his heart to command the French eagles on a European field, and he was now eager to gratify it. The mark of death was already upon him, but he set out to the seat of war. His disease was stealthily making way when he landed at the Crimea; but he kept down every symptom of pain, and manned himself to lead his troops against the enemy. Accordingly, on the 20th of September, the day of the Alma, he mounted his horse with great difficulty, and amid the turmoil of battle showed all his former fire, energy, and decision. Even after the victory was gained his enthusiasm still continued to burn, and he wrote home despatches remarkable for the high tone in which he recounted the bravery of the English and French armies. It was not until the 27th that the disease mastered him, and forced him to resign his command. The end of Saint-Arnaud was now fast approaching. On the 29th of September he died at sea off the Crimea; and on the 19th of October he was deposited in the vaults of the Invalides with every mark of honour. The Letters of Marshal Saint-Arnaud have been published by his brother in 2 vols. 8vo, Paris, 1855.