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Clausewitz

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Clau·se·witz  (klouz-vts), Karl von 1780-1831.
Prussian army officer and military theorist who proposed the doctrines of total war and war as an instrument of policy. His treatise On War was published posthumously (1833).
Clausewitz (German) [ˈklauzəvɪts]
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(Biographies / Clausewitz, Karl von (1780-1831) M, Prussian, MILITARY: general) Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780-1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)
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Noun1.Clausewitz - Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
Karl von Clausewitz


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After they had gone Pierre approached Prince Andrew and was about to start a conversation when they heard the clatter of three horses' hoofs on the road not far from the shed, and looking in that direction Prince Andrew recognized Wolzogen and Clausewitz accompanied by a Cossack.
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