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  INDEX

  Alesia, siege of, 112, 119–25, 138, 139, 533

  Alexander the Great, x, 20, 25, 27, 41, 42, 59, 65, 83, 86, 96, 136, 139, 140, 143, 146,
269, 312, 360, 364, 414, 464, 469, 528, 529, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536

  early years, 21–23, 173

  at the battle of Issus, 28–35, 38, 39

  at the siege of Tyre, 35–37, 38, 39–40, 119, 120, 125

  Alexander I, Czar of Russia, 437, 438, 441, 442, 443, 444, 447, 448, 452, 462

  Alvintzi, Field Marshal Josef, 431, 432, 433, 436

  Assaye, battle of, 484–93, 525, 526, 527, 528

  Austerlitz, battle of, 441–49, 450, 454, 462, 464, 465, 467, 468, 469, 535, 537

  Baecula, battle of, 96–99, 100, 101, 106

  Belisarius, 144–48, 157–61, 168–72

  early years, 142–43

  at the battle of Dara, 148, 150–56

  at the siege of Rome, 161–68

  Blenheim, campaign and battle of, 324, 325, 329–42, 343, 344, 345, 350, 360, 361, 362, 363, 365, 536, 537

  Blucher, Field Marshal Gebhard von, 507, 509–15, 518, 520, 523, 524

  Breitenfeld, battle of, 288–94, 295, 296, 297, 301, 306, 311

  Caesar, Julius, x, 111–19, 125–31, 136–41, 146, 295, 312, 364, 469, 470, 471, 533, 536

  early years, 108–11

  at siege of Alesia, 119–25

  at battle of Pharsalus, 131–36

  Cannae, battle of, ix, x, 75–82, 83, 84, 86, 96, 131, 535, 537

  Charles, Field Marshal, Archduke of Austria, 438, 439, 440, 441, 451, 452, 453, 455, 467

  at battle of Wagram, 457–62

  Charles, Prince of Lorraine, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405, 412

  Chinggis Khan, 180, 181, 183–87, 192, 199, 200, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 334, 463

  early years, 171–78, 179

  at invasion of Khwarezm, 187–90

  Cleombrotus of Sparta, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

  Companion Cavalry, 23, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 65

  Coup d’oeil, xiii, 384, 412, 419, 463, 493, 531, 532, 535, 536, 537

  Cumans. See Kipchaks

  Dara, battle of, 148, 150–56

  Darius III of Persia, 27–35, 38, 39, 40

  Daun, General Leopold von, 390, 392, 399, 401, 402, 403, 405, 412

  Davout, Marshal L.N., 443, 444, 445, 446, 448, 450, 453, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462, 466, 468, 510

  Economy of force, principle of, xii, 18, 19, 38, 39, 58, 138, 169, 212, 311, 410, 463, 465

  Epaminondas of Thebes, xiii, 7–11, 13, 14, 16–20, 21, 24, 373, 374, 532, 533

  early years, 3–4

  at battle of Leuctra, 10–17, 18, 19

  Eugene de Beauharnais, 452, 454, 457, 459, 460, 461, 467

  Eugene of Savoy, 325, 327, 329, 331, 334, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 351, 352, 353, 355, 357, 358, 362, 363, 365, 367, 368, 370

  Frederick II of Prussia, 365, 366, 370–79, 382, 383, 408–15, 473

  early years, 368–69

  at battle of Mollwitz, 380–81, 382, 411, 413

  at battle of Hohenfriedberg, 384–88, 409, 411, 413

  at battle of Rossbach, 392–99, 410

  at battle of Leuthen, 399–408, 410, 411, 412

  Instructions, 375, 389, 409, 412

  Frederick William I of Prussia, 367, 368–69, 372, 375, 376, 377

  Gauls, x, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 76, 79, 83, 108, 113, 114, 116, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124

  Gustavus Adolphus, 275, 276, 280–88, 295–98, 301, 302, 310–13

  early years, 273–75

  at battle of Breitenfeld, 288–95

  at Lech River, 298–301

  at battle of Lutzen, 303–10

  Hamilcar Barca, 61, 62, 64

  Han Xin, 47–50, 57–59, 532, 535, 537

  early years, 43–45

  at battle of Jing Xing, 50–54

  at Wei River, 54–56

  Hannibal, ix, x, 64–69, 71–73, 82–84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 106, 107, 139, 140, 312, 412, 416, 469, 532, 533, 534, 535, 537

  early years, 61–64

  at battle of the Trebbia River, 69–71

  at battle of Lake Trasimene, 73–75

  at battle of Cannae, 75–82

  Hasdrubal Barca (brother-in-law to Hannibal), 62, 64, 67

  Hasdrubal Barca (brother to Hannibal), 79, 80, 91, 97, 98, 99, 100, 106

  Hasdrubal Gisgo, 81, 97, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

  Hildburghausen, Field Marshal Prince Joseph Friedrich von Sachsen-, 393–99

  Hohenfriedberg, battle of, 384–88, 409, 411, 413

  Hus, Jan, 219, 220, 221, 223, 228, 236, 244

  Hussites, 220–22, 224–41, 241, 243, 244, 245

  Ikko-ikki, 259–61

  Ilipa, battle of, 100–105, 106, 107, 536

  Issus, battle of, 28–35, 38, 39

  Jingxing, battle of, 50–54, 58, 59, 535, 537

  Joseph Bonaparte, 467, 494, 495, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506

  Jourdan, Marshal Jean-Baptiste, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 506

  Justinian, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 157, 158, 159, 160, 165, 172, 534

  Kalka River, battle of, 194–99, 206, 212, 213, 214

  Khwarezm, invasion of, 187–90, 200

  Kipchaks (Cumans), 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205

  Kutna Hora, battle of, 237–39

  Kutuzov, Marshal Mikhail, 439, 440, 441, 445, 447, 449

  Labienus, 117, 118, 119, 123, 124, 130, 133, 138

  Lannes, Marshal Jean, 432, 440, 443, 444, 448, 449, 454

  Lech River, 298–301, 310, 311

  Leuctra, battle of, 10–17, 18, 19, 24, 373, 532, 536

  Leuthen, battle of, 399–408, 410, 411, 412

  Louis of Baden, 301, 328, 330, 331, 332, 334, 342

  Lützen, battle of, 295, 303–10, 311, 536

  Mago Barca, 69, 71, 72, 84, 91, 97, 99, 101, 104

  Maneuver, principle of, xii, 31, 38, 41, 58–59, 78, 83, 99, 104–5, 106, 159–60, 170, 183, 198, 212, 234, 241–42, 244, 256, 293, 295, 306, 360, 371, 373, 396, 407, 410, 415, 428, 440, 452, 465, 489, 511, 515, 525–27, 536, 540

  Marathas, 480–93, 525, 526, 527

  Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 379, 380, 381, 382, 388, 389, 390, 393, 399

  Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, xi, 318, 323–34, 360–65, 367, 372, 471, 508, 532, 533, 535, 536, 537

  early years, 314–18

  at battle of Blenheim, 334–42

  at battle of Ramillies, 342–51

  at battle of Oudenarde, 351–59

  Marsin, Duc de, 329, 330, 331, 333, 334, 336, 338, 339, 340

  Mass, principle of, xii, 5–7, 13, 16, 18–19, 31, 39, 78, 82, 122, 133, 155, 159, 166, 199, 212, 229, 240, 242, 269, 272, 277, 279, 280, 283, 292, 311, 322, 339, 340, 345, 347, 348, 349, 360, 361–62, 371, 397, 408, 409, 410, 417, 424, 435, 449, 452, 463, 465–66, 491, 496, 517, 520, 524–25, 539

  Massena, Marshal Andre, 430, 432, 434, 435, 436, 440, 441, 454, 455, 456, 457, 459, 460, 466

  Maximilian of Bavaria, 296, 297, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304

  Maximilian II, Elector of Bavaria, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 334, 338, 339, 340

  Mohi (Sajo River), battle of, 206–10

  Mollwitz, battle of, 380–81, 382, 411

  Morale, principle of, xi, xii, 11, 13, 53, 54, 83, 84, 101, 115, 125, 139, 155, 166, 171, 214, 231, 235, 237, 244, 300, 302, 312, 323, 338, 352, 353, 363, 373, 403, 413, 442, 451, 463, 468–69, 488, 493, 494, 496, 517, 524, 528–29

  Murat, Marshal Joachim, 379, 380, 381, 382, 388, 389, 390, 393, 399

  Nagashino, battle of, 261, 262, 264–68

  Napoleon Bonaparte, x, xi, xiii, 81, 104, 137, 212, 213, 215, 363, 364, 365, 390, 398, 408, 410, 414, 415, 422–31, 436–39, 449–52, 453–70, 473, 476, 477, 483, 494, 495, 496, 498, 499, 501, 526, 528, 533, 534, 535, 536

  early years, 416–18

  at siege of Toulon, 418–22

  at battle of Rivoli, 431–36, 466

  on Ulm campaign, 439–40

  at battle of Austerlitz, 441–49

  at battle of Wagram, 452–6
2, 465

  on Waterloo campaign, 506–24

  Ney, Marshal Michel, 467, 510, 512, 513, 514, 520, 526

  Novo Carthago, 86, 89, 106–7

  battle of, 92–96

  Objective, principle of, xii, 38, 106, 137, 211, 269, 360, 410, 423, 464–65, 532

  Oda Nobunaga, 251–54, 258, 268–72

  early years, 247–48

  at battle of Okehazama, 254–57

  versus Ikko-ikki, 259–61

  at battle of Nagashino, 261–68

  Offensive, principle of, xii, 38, 82, 137, 171, 212, 242, 269, 270, 289, 327, 360, 361, 365, 409–10, 411, 448, 449, 463, 464–65, 499, 511, 523, 532, 540, 541

  Othismos, 5–6, 14, 425

  Oudenarde, battle of, 324, 325, 351–59, 360, 361, 362, 365, 533, 535

  Pappenheim, Field Marshal Count Gottfried, 286, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 297, 304, 305, 306, 308, 310, 311

  Parmenio, 28, 33, 35

  Pharsalus, battle of, 131–36, 137, 138, 139, 141

  Pompey, Cnaeus, 125–41, 536

  Procopius, 142, 143, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167, 169

  Ramillies, battle of, 324, 342–51, 360, 361, 362, 533

  Rivoli, battle of, 431–36, 466

  Rome, siege of, 160–68

  Rossbach, battle of, 392–99, 410

  Sacred Band, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13–14, 16, 23

  Sajo River. See Mohi, battle of

  Scipio, Publius Cornelius, 68, 69, 83, 85–86

  Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius, x, 82, 88–91, 97, 105–7, 111, 113, 141, 295, 310, 416, 532, 536

  early years, 85–88

  at Novo Carthago, 86, 89, 92–96, 106–7

  at battle of Baecula, 96–99

  at battle of Ilipa, 100–105

  Scipio, Quintus Metellus, 130, 132

  Secret History of the Mongols, 173, 175, 179, 180

  Security, principle of, xii, 88, 101, 107, 155, 168, 170, 190, 213, 225, 235, 269, 270–71, 310–11, 376, 378, 449, 523, 536

  Seydlitz, General Frederick Wilhelm, 375, 377, 393, 396, 397, 398, 399, 406

  Simplicity, principle of, xiii, 214, 243–44, 409

  Soubise, General Charles de Rohan, Prince of, 393–99

  Sparta, xiii, 4–20, 370, 413, 536

  Subedei, 178–81, 186–90, 192, 193, 200–206, 210–13, 215, 219, 301, 463, 533, 535, 536, 537

 

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