This article reviews and applies the theories of two of the most prominent post-Napoleonic writers, the Baron de Jomini and Carl yon Clausewitz, to an obscure yet relevant battle in the American Civil War. Civil War c...This article reviews and applies the theories of two of the most prominent post-Napoleonic writers, the Baron de Jomini and Carl yon Clausewitz, to an obscure yet relevant battle in the American Civil War. Civil War commanders were trained in the Napoleonic art of war, and attempted on the battlefield to execute the basic principles of warfare as outlined by Jomini. Despite the best plans and executions of strategy and tactics, frictions in war, as discussed by von Clausewitz, tend to disrupt preparations and affect battle outcomes. The south Louisiana 1862 Battle of Labadieville serves as an ideal case study for fostering this thesis.展开更多
文摘This article reviews and applies the theories of two of the most prominent post-Napoleonic writers, the Baron de Jomini and Carl yon Clausewitz, to an obscure yet relevant battle in the American Civil War. Civil War commanders were trained in the Napoleonic art of war, and attempted on the battlefield to execute the basic principles of warfare as outlined by Jomini. Despite the best plans and executions of strategy and tactics, frictions in war, as discussed by von Clausewitz, tend to disrupt preparations and affect battle outcomes. The south Louisiana 1862 Battle of Labadieville serves as an ideal case study for fostering this thesis.
