Antoine-Henri Jomini
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Antoine-Henri, baron Jomini (March 6, 1779 – March 24, 1869) was a general in the French
France
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 and later in the Russia
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n service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the Napoleonic art of war. According to the historian John Shy, Jomini "deserves the dubious title of founder of modern strategy
Strategy
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."
Jomini was born in Payerne
Payerne
Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully....

 in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
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 of Vaud
Vaud
Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...

, Switzerland
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, on March 6, 1779, where his father served as mayor
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. The Jominis "were an old Swiss family" of Italian descent with a decidedly pro-French outlook.
 
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