1. Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831); [syn: Clausewitz, Karl von Clausewitz]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Clausewitz
n 1: Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a
doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy
(1780-1831) [syn: Clausewitz, Karl von Clausewitz]