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JOMINI
Seminar Alpha
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
Background
Key Concepts of Jomini to
Continental Strategy
Jomini’s Ideas and their
Validation on the Nature of
Warfare
Contributions in Advancing
Strategic Art: Its Formulation
and Practice
Other Significant Information
that Impact the Conduct of
BACKGROUND
Jomini’sviews, like
Clausewitz, strongly
THOUGHTS ON WAR
influenced by Napoleonic
wars and Prussian military
“In all military doctrine.
operations there is
always some The French revolutionized
imperfection or weak warfare and enjoyed
point; but in judging
operations we must
unprecedented results.
apply principles with the Command was
objective in mind, and decentralized, the force
ask whether a given
operation offers the best
was largely conscripted,
chance for victory” and power, political and
-JOMINI- military, was vested in one
KEY CONCEPTS
Acquisition of territory is
Strategy Tactics, & secondary
Logistics Observation of Napoleon's
Fundamental Principles
of War battle strategy strongly
influenced Jomini's theory
Simplicity and became the foundation
Mass & Concentration
Offensive action of his greatest work, 1836's
Decisive points Precis de l'artde la guerre,
Interior and Exterior The Art of War, written to
Lines
Speed and Maneuver provide military instruction
Economy of Force for the Grand Duke of Russia,
Leadership the future Nicholas I.
Theater of Operation
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KEY CONCEPTS
operations capable of
threatening the
communications of the enemy
KEY CONCEPTS
W l i's
o f t a in war, and attack the enemy's
lines of communication as
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3.
Military/Government
Relationship
Early definitions for modern
concepts such as the
“A government should "theater of operation."
choose its ablest
military commander, Cared little for political
then leave him free to niceties of war; in his view
wage war according to
scientific principles.
govts choose the best
Governments should not commander possible, then
neglect their armed free that person to wage war
forces, but they must
not meddle in matters
as he deems appropriate.
that only educated and Maxim’s usefulness depends
experienced officers
understand”
on the degree one is capable
-JOMINI- of finding this decisive point.
VALIDATION OF JOMINI’S IDEAS ON
THE NATURE OF WARFARE
Jomini's25 translated works,
influenced military leaders in
both Europe and North
America for much of the 19th
century.
Sought to codify the basic
tenets of modern war in
terms of a small number of
timeless principles.
Stressed the following:
advantages of fighting on interior
lines;
maintaining secure
communications while seeking to
VALIDATION OF JOMINI’S IDEAS ON
THE NATURE OF WARFARE
Stressed the following:
His work suggested that the
chaos and uncertainty of war
could be mastered by means
of a positivistic social
science, and
the precise mental habits
and systematic approach of
the engineer and the
industrial manager could find
a use on the battlefield.
His ideas permeated the
curriculum of the USMA in
the antebellum era, and
VALIDATION OF JOMINI’S IDEAS ON
THE NATURE OF WARFARE
In general, Jomini’sworks on
the Art of War has continued
even to the modern age
though development in
military strategy due to the
evolving changes in warfare
methodologies, the advent of
sea and air power,
technological advancements,
among others have provided
corresponding variations in
strategy.
Nevertheless, war principles
such as offense, mass and
concentration, economy of
CONCLUSION