Jomini pronounced it one of the most brilliant of his military career.
Having explained the principal terms used in strategy, let us trace out the successive operations of war in their usual strategic relations.
We will suppose war to be declared, and the army to be just entering upon a campaign.

The political and military authorities of the state determine upon the nature of the war, and select the theatre of its enterprises.

The chief selects certain points, on or near the borders of the seat of war, where his troops are to be assembled, and his _materiel_ collected.

These points, together, form his base of operations.

He now selects some point, within the theatre of the war, as the first object of his enterprises, and chooses the line of operations most advantageous for reaching this objective point.