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A Swiss “Columbus” in Clausewitz’s homeland: How the works of Antoine-Henri de Jomini were received by the Prussian military before 1848

2023; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 46; Issue: 6-7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/01402390.2023.2203867

1743-937X

Jacek Jędrysiak,

Central European national history

ABSTRACTABSTRACTThe impact that the works of Antoine-Henri de Jomini, especially his flagship book Précis de l’art de la guerre, had upon the development of military thought is commonly known. However, in contrast to the lively interest shown towards Jomini’s input with regards to the development of French, Russian, American or Italian military theory, there is no study devoted to the role he played in the shaping of Prussian military thinking. The main interest of the article is to present and explain the conditions of Jomini’s influence on Prussian military strategy in the first half of the nineteenth century.KEYWORDS: Military thoughtPrussian armymilitary journalsAntoine-Henri de JominiCarl von Clausewitz Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsJacek JędrysiakJacek Jędrysiak (Phd 2014) is an Assistant Professor at the Historical Institute of the University of Wrocław. Editor-in-chief of the quarterly Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy. Author of the monograph Prussian Strategic Thought 1815–1830: Beyond Clausewitz (Brill, Boston-Leiden 2020).