Battle Quote by Antoine-Henri Jomini
![“This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combination which renders victory certain even before the battle is fought.” quote by Antoine-Henri Jomini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1ab/antoine-henri-jomini-41243_battle_this-a-surprise-attack-is-an-operation-b_767444.jpg)
“This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combination which renders victory certain even before the battle is fought.”
![“But it is almost impossible to communicate with them [one's spies in the enemy camp] and receive the information they possess ... Even when the general receives from his spies information of movements, he still knows nothing of those which may since have taken place, nor of what the enemy is going…” quote by Antoine-Henri Jomini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c95/antoine-henri-jomini-41243_camps_but-it-is-almost-impossible-to-communica_1838617.jpg)
