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
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
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
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
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
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, 452–62, 465
on Waterloo campaign, 506–24
Ney, Marshal Michel, 467, 510, 512, 513, 514, 520, 526
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
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
Pharsalus, battle of, 131–36, 137, 138, 139, 141
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
at Kalka River, 194–99
at battle of Mohi, 206–10
Sudomer, battle of, 229–31
Sun Tzu, 44, 50, 53, 58, 59, 215, 440, 532, 537
Tallard, Duc de, 330, 331, 333–40, 345
Temuchin. See Chinggis Khan
Tilly, Johann Tserclaes, 286–300, 302, 311, 334
Tokugawa Ieyasu, 246, 254–58, 262, 264, 267
Toulon, siege of, 418–22
Trasimene, battle of, 73–75
Trebbia River, battle of, 69–71
Tyre, siege of, 35–37, 38, 39–40
Ulm, campaign of, 439–40, 442, 447, 450, 465, 467, 468, 469, 537
Unity of command, principle of, xii, 38, 39, 139, 168, 169–70, 213, 302, 360, 362, 463, 466–67, 524, 527
Vendôme, Duc de, 325
at battle of Oudenarde, 351–57, 359, 361
Vercingetorix, 116–25, 137, 138
Villeroi, Duc de, 325, 329, 330, 331
at battle of Ramillies, 343–50
Vitkov, battle of, 232–35
Vittoria, battle of, 500–506, 525, 526, 528
Wagram, battle of, 452–62, 465
Wallenstein, Count Albrecht von, 286, 289, 295–98, 301–10
Waterloo, battle of, 461, 465, 475, 508, 515–24, 526, 528, 529
Wei River, battle of, 54–56
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 473–81, 483, 494, 508–14, 425–30
early years, 471–73
at battle of Assaye, 484–93, 525, 526, 527, 528
in Portugal, 495–98, 499–500, 527
at battle of Vittoria, 500–506, 525, 526, 528
at battle of Waterloo, 515–24, 526, 528, 529
Žižka, Jan, xiii, 221, 224–25, 227, 235–37, 240–45, 412, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537
early years, 216–20
at battle of Sudomer, 229–31
at battle of Vitkov, 232–35
at battle of Kutna Hora, 237–39