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baron de Antoine Henri Jomini. The Art of War
The Art of War
Table of Contents
PREFACE
SUMMARY
OF
THE ART OF WAR
DEFINITION OF THE ART OF WAR
CHAPTER I
STATESMANSHIP IN ITS RELATION TO WAR
ARTICLE I
Offensive Wars to Reclaim Rights
ARTICLE II
Of Wars Defensive Politically, and Offensive in a Military Point of View
ARTICLE III
Wars of Expediency
ARTICLE IV
Of Wars with or without Allies
ARTICLE V
Wars of Intervention
ARTICLE VI
Aggressive Wars for Conquest and other Reasons
ARTICLE VII
Wars of Opinion
ARTICLE VIII
National Wars
ARTICLE IX
Civil Wars, and Wars of Religion
ARTICLE X
Double Wars, and the Danger of Undertaking Two Wars at Once
CHAPTER II
MILITARY POLICY
ARTICLE XI
Military Statistics and Geography
ARTICLE XII
Other Causes which exercise an Influence upon the Success of a War
ARTICLE XIII
Military Institutions
ARTICLE XIV
The Command of Armies, and the Chief Control over Operations
ARTICLE XV
The Military Spirit of Nations, and the Morale of Armies
CHAPTER III
STRATEGY
DEFINITION OF STRATEGY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF WAR
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF WAR
OF STRATEGIC COMBINATIONS
ARTICLE XVI
Of the System of Operations
ARTICLE XVII
Of the Theater of Operations
ARTICLE XVIII
Bases of Operations
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
ARTICLE XIX
Strategic lines and Points, Decisive Points of the Theater of War, and Objective Points of Operations
OBJECTIVE POINTS
ARTICLE XX
Fronts of Operations, Strategic Fronts, Lines of Defense, and Strategic Positions
FRONTS OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC FRONTS
LINES OF DEFENSE
STRATEGIC POSITIONS
ARTICLE XXI
Zones and Lines of Operations
OBSERVATIONS UPON THE LINES OF OPERATIONS IN THE WARS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Fig. 3
THE STRATIGIC FIELD OF 1806
To illustrate Maxim 3 on the direction of Lines of Operations
MAXIMS ON LINES OF OPERATIONS
Fig. 4
OBSERVATIONS UPON INTERIOR LINES—WHAT HAS BEEN SAID AGAINST THEM
ARTICLE XXII
Strategic Lines
ARTICLE XXIII
Means of protecting a Line of Operations by Temporary Bases or Strategic Reserves
STRATEGIC RESERVES
ARTICLE XXIV
The Old System of Wars of Position and the Modern System of Marches
ARTICLE XXV
Depots of Supplies, and their Relation to Marches
ARTICLE XXVI
The Defense of Frontiers by Forts and Intrenched Lines.—Wars of Sieges
INTRENCHED LINES
ARTICLE XXVII
The Connection of Intrenched Camps and Têtes de Ponts with Strategy
TÊTES DE PONTS
ARTICLE XXVIII
Strategic Operations in Mountains
ARTICLE XXIX
Grand Invasions and Distant Expeditions
EPITOME OF STRATEGY
CHAPTER IV
GRAND TACTICS AND BATTLES
ARTICLE XXX
Positions and Defensive Battles
ARTICLE XXXI
Offensive Battles, and Different Orders of Battle
Fig. 5.[25]
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Fig. 7
Fig. 8
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Fig. 12 bis
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
ARTICLE XXXII
Turning Maneuvers, and too extended Movement in Battles
ARTICLE XXXIII
Unexpected Meeting of Two Armies on the March
ARTICLE XXXIV
Of Surprises of Armies
ARTICLE XXXV
Of the Attack by Main Force of Fortified Places, Intrenched Camps or Lines.—Of Coups de Main in General
COUPS DE MAIN
CHAPTER V
OF SEVERAL MIXED OPERATIONS, WHICH ARE IN CHARACTER PARTLY STRATEGICAL AND PARTLY TACTICAL
ARTICLE XXXVI
Of Diversions and Great Detachments
ARTICLE XXXVII
Passage of Rivers and Other Streams
ARTICLE XXXVIII
Retreats and Pursuits
ARTICLE XXXIX
Of Cantonments, either when on the March, or when established in Winter Quarters
ARTICLE XL
Descents
CHAPTER VI
LOGISTICS; OR, THE PRACTICAL ART OF MOVING ARMIES
ARTICLE XLI
A few Remarks on Logistics in General
ARTICLE XLII
Of Reconnoissances and other Means of gaining Correct Information of the Movements of the Enemy
CHAPTER VII
OF THE FORMATION OF TROOPS FOR BATTLE, AND THE SEPARATE OR COMBINED USE OF THE THREE ARMS
ARTICLE XLIII
Posting Troops in Line of Battle
Different Formations of Lines of Battle for Two Corps of Infantry
Formation of Two Corps of Three Divisions of Two Brigades each
Two Corps of Three Divisions of Three Brigades each
Fig. 28
ARTICLE XLIV
Formation and Employment of Infantry
FIG. 29. [46] Deployed in order of two lines
Fig. 30. Twelve battalions in columns of attack in two lines, with skirmishers in the intervals
Fig. 31
Fig. 32
Fig. 33
Fig. 34
Fig. 35. Division in battalion squares
Fig. 36. The same division in long battalion squares
Fig. 37. Squared of regiments of three battalions
ARTICLE XLV
Cavalry
Fig. 38. Cavalry division of five regiments. Cavalry deployed should be in checkered order rather than in full lines
ARTICLE XLVI
Employment of Artillery
ARTICLE XLVII
Of the Combined Use of the Three Arms
CONCLUSION
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE. SUMMARY OF THE ART OF WAR
NOTE
UPON
THE MEANS OF ACQUIRING A GOOD STRATEGIC COUP-D'OEIL
Fig. 39
Fig. 40
SECOND APPENDIX
TO THE
SUMMARY OF THE ART OF WAR
ON THE FORMATION OF TROOPS FOR BATTLE
SKETCH OF THE PRINCIPAL MARITIME EXPEDITIONS
INDEX
Map of portions of Germany, Switzerland & Italy
