On War | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Carl von Clausewitz - This person was a Prussian and entered the Prussian military at age 12 and was one of three brothers who became a military general. This person was noted as more intelligent than strong and his writings were the basis for the book.

Napoleon Bonaparte - This person, a Frenchman, also had Corsican origins and became popular in much of northwestern Europe. This person caused the spread of the metric system and had future wars named after him.

Peter Paret - This person was one of two translators who worked...
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