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    A Campaign Of Ropes:: An Analysis Of The Duke Of Wellington’s Practice Of Military Art During The Peninsular War, 1808 To 1814
    A Campaign Of Ropes:: An Analysis Of The Duke Of Wellington’s Practice Of Military Art During The Peninsular War, 1808 To 1814
    A Campaign Of Ropes:: An Analysis Of The Duke Of Wellington’s Practice Of Military Art During The Peninsular War, 1808 To 1814
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    A Campaign Of Ropes:: An Analysis Of The Duke Of Wellington’s Practice Of Military Art During The Peninsular War, 1808 To 1814

    By Major J. Kevin Hendrick

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    The purpose of this paper was to study the practice of military art at the operational level of war. The story of Wellington’s ultimate success against Napoleon’s Marshals was selected as a case study as it seemed rich in the application of mental agility to achieve an asymmetrical military advantage in a theater of war. As military theory recognizes two general types of military art, classical strategy and operational art, the research question was constructed to determine if Wellington practiced pure classic strategy, or an early/transitional form of operational art.

    In order to provide a basis of analysis, the essential elements of both classic strategy and operational art are next defined. The history of classic strategy is outlined, then the theory of Clausewitz and Jomini used to define its four basic elements. The practice of operational art is then traced, from its inception by U.S. Grant during the American Civil War, to Soviet operational theory developed in the 1920’s. The theory of Dr. James Schneider, a primary interpreter of both Grant and the Soviets, provides the eight essential elements of operational art. To round out the section on military art, U.S. operational doctrine is outlined and discussed.

    Like most military officers, Wellington was a creature of his own experience, therefore a chapter is dedicated to the lessons he learned as a young officer in India. The following chapter is dedicated to a study of the Peninsular War. As the research question deals with both the operational and strategic levels of war, Wellington’s tactics are neglected in favor of his campaign concepts and execution.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWagram Press
    Release dateNov 6, 2015
    ISBN9781782899969
    A Campaign Of Ropes:: An Analysis Of The Duke Of Wellington’s Practice Of Military Art During The Peninsular War, 1808 To 1814

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      A Campaign Of Ropes: - Major J. Kevin Hendrick

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      A CAMPAIGN OF ROPES. AN ANALYSIS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S PRACTICE OF MILITARY ART DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR, 1808 TO 1814

      By

      MAJ J. Kevin Hendrick, USA

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      A Campaign of Ropes. An Analysis of The Duke of Wellington’s Practice of Military Art During the Peninsular War, 1808 to 1814. 6

      CLASSIC STRATEGY 8

      OPERATIONAL ART 12

      U.S. DOCTRINE 16

      WELLINGTON’S EXPERIENCE IN INDIA, 1796-1804 18

      WELLINGTON IN THE PENINSULAR WAR 21

      AN ANALYSIS OF WELLINGTON’S CONDUCT OF THE PENINSULAR WAR 27

      CONCLUSIONS AND RELATED DISCUSSION 29

      APPENDIX 32

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 36

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 37

      Government Publications 37

      Books 37

      Articles 38

      Dissertations and Unpublished Papers 39

      ABSTRACT

      The purpose of this paper was to study the practice of military art at the operational level of war. The story of Wellington’s ultimate success against Napoleon’s Marshals was selected as a case study as it seemed rich in the application of mental agility to achieve an asymmetrical military advantage in a theater of war. As military theory recognizes two general types of military art, classical strategy and operational art, the research question was constructed to determine if Wellington practiced pure classic strategy, or an early/transitional form of operational art.

      In order to provide a basis of analysis, the essential elements of both classic strategy and operational art are next defined. The history of classic strategy is outlined, then the theory of Clausewitz and Jomini used to define its four basic elements. The practice of operational art is then traced, from its inception by U.S. Grant during the American Civil War, to Soviet operational theory developed in the 1920’s. The theory of Dr. James Schneider, a primary interpreter of both Grant and the Soviets, provides the eight essential elements of operational art. To round out the section on military art, U.S. operational doctrine is outlined and discussed.

      Like most military officers, Wellington was a creature of his own experience, therefore a chapter is dedicated to the lessons he learned as a young officer in India. The following chapter is dedicated to a study of the Peninsular War. As the research question deals with both the operational and strategic levels of war, Wellington’s tactics are neglected in favor of his campaign concepts and execution.

      Analysis determines that in three out of five campaigns, Wellington practiced a pure form of classic strategy. Unfortunately, these campaigns all ended in failure. In his two successful campaigns, Wellington was able to gain an asymmetrical advantage over the French by the incorporation of four of the eight elements of operational art into his operational concept. Although he lacked the technological necessities required to practice full-fledged operational art, it is concluded that Wellington practiced a transitional style of warfare that can be termed an early form of operational art.

      A Campaign of Ropes. An Analysis of The Duke of Wellington’s Practice of Military Art During the Peninsular War, 1808 to 1814.

      On June 25, 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte met with Czar Alexander on a raft in the middle of the Nieman River to discuss terms for a general peace between the Prussian, Russian, and French Empires. Reportedly, the first words from the

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