CONTENTS.

TRANSLATORS' PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

DEFINITIONS OF THE BRANCHES OF THE ART OF WAR.

CHAPTER I. THE RELATION OF DIPLOMACY TO WAR.

ART. I.—Offensive Wars to Recover Rights.

ART. II.—Wars which are Politically Defensive, and Offensive in a Military View.

ART. III.—Wars of Expediency.

ART. IV.—Wars with or without Allies.

ART. V.—Wars of Intervention.

ART. VI.—Wars of Invasion, through a Desire of Conquest or for other Causes.

ART. VII.—Wars of Opinion.

ART. VIII.—National Wars.

ART. IX.—Civil and Religious Wars.

ART. X.—Double Wars, and the Danger of Undertaking Two at the Same Time.

CHAPTER II. MILITARY POLICY.

ART. XI.—Military Statistics and Geography.

ART. XII.—Different Causes which have an Influence over the Success of a War.

ART. XIII.—The Military Institutions of States. ART. XIII.—The Military Institutions of States.

ART. XIV.—The Command of Armies and the Supreme Control of Operations.

ART. XV.—The Military Spirit of Nations and the Morale of Armies.

CHAPTER III.—STRATEGY.

Definition of Strategy and Tactics.

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF WAR.

ART. XVI.—The System of Offensive or Defensive Operations.

ART. XVII.—The Theater of Operations.

ART. XVIII.—Bases of Operations.

ART. XIX.—Strategic Lines and Points, Decisive Points of the Theater of War, and Objective Points of Operation.

ART. XX.—Fronts of Operations, Strategic Fronts, Lines of Defense, and Strategic Positions.

ART. XXI.—Zones and Lines of Operations.

ART. XXII.—Strategic Lines of Maneuver.

ART. XXIII.—Means of Protecting Lines of Operations by Temporary Bases or Strategic Reserves.

ART. XXIV.—The Old and New Systems of War.

ART. XXV.—Depots of Supply, and their Relations to Operations.

ART. XXVI.—Frontiers, and their Defense by Forts and Intrenched Lines.—Wars of Sieges.

ART. XXVII.—Intrenched Camps and Têtes de Ponts in their Relation to Strategy.

ART. XXVIII.—Strategic Operations in Mountainous Countries.

ART. XXIX.—Grand Invasions and Distant Expeditions.

Epitome of Strategy.

CHAPTER IV. GRAND TACTICS AND BATTLES.

ART. XXX.—Positions and Defensive Battles.

ART. XXXI.—Offensive Battles and Orders of Battle.

ART. XXXII.—Turning Maneuvers, and Too Extended Movements in Battle.

ART. XXXIII.—Unexpected Meeting of Two Armies on the March.

ART. XXXIV.—Surprises of Armies.

ART. XXXV.—Attack of Cities, Intrenched Camps or Lines, and Coups de Main generally.

CHAPTER V. SEVERAL OPERATIONS OF A MIXED CHARACTER, WHICH ARE PARTLY IN THE DOMAIN OF STRATEGY AND PARTLY OF TACTICS.

ART. XXXVI.—Diversions and Great Detachments.

ART. XXXVII.—Passage of Rivers and other Streams.

ART. XXXVIII.—Retreats and Pursuits.

ART. XXXIX.—Cantonments and Winter Quarters.

ART. XL.—Descents, or Maritime Expeditions.

CHAPTER VI. LOGISTICS, OR THE PRACTICAL ART OF MOVING ARMIES.

ART. XLI.—A few Remarks on Logistics in general.

ART. XLII.—Reconnoissances, and other Means of Gaining Accurate Information of the Enemy's Movements.

CHAPTER VII. FORMATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS FOR BATTLE.

ART. XLIII—Posting Troops in Line of Battle.

ART. XLIV.—Formation and Employment of Infantry.

ART. XLV.—-Formation and Employment of Cavalry.

ART. XLVI.—-Formation and Employment of Artillery.

ART. XLVII.—Employment of the Three Arms together.

CONCLUSION.

SUPPLEMENT.

APPENDIX.

SECOND APPENDIX.

SKETCH OF THE PRINCIPAL MARITIME EXPEDITIONS.

INDEX