Antoine-Henri Jomini, Swiss-French general (died 1869)

Antoine-Henri Jomini

Swiss general and writer on the art of war (1779–1869)

Antoine-Henri Jomini was a Swiss-French military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the Napoleonic art of war. Jomini was largely self-taught in military strategy, and his ideas are a staple at…