Antoine-Henri Jomini

Antoine-Henri Jomini (French: [ʒɔmini]; 6 March 1779  22 March 1869) was a Swiss 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 military academies, the United States Military Academy at West Point being a prominent example; his theories were thought to have affected many officers who later served in the American Civil War. He may have coined the term logistics in his Summary of the Art of War (1838).

Antoine-Henri Jomini
Portrait by George Dawe
Born(1779-03-06)6 March 1779
Payerne, Switzerland
Died22 March 1869(1869-03-22) (aged 90)
Paris, France
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Service/branch
Battles/wars
  • Napoleonic Wars
  • Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829
AwardsBaron of the Empire
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