Clausewitzian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Adhering to or described by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz.
"The Jominian and Clausewitzian conceptions, with their checkerboard and geometrical analogies, were plausible enough when applied to the medium sized armies operating in the French-German-Italian theatre of the Napoleonic period."
Example
More examples"The Jominian and Clausewitzian conceptions, with their checkerboard and geometrical analogies, were plausible enough when applied to the medium sized armies operating in the French-German-Italian theatre of the Napoleonic period."
Etymology
From Clausewitz + -ian.