Essai Général de Tactique, Précédé d'un Discours sur l'état actuel de la Politique & de la Science Militaire en Europe

Guibert's Essai Général de Tactique is considered one of the best essays on war written by a soldier at that time. It was widely commented on in the salons until 1871. Independently of technical questions, his enlightened point of view was taken up throughout Europe, especially in the period 1763-1792. He thus foresaw the imminent revolution in the art of war, a revolution that the tacticians themselves had not seen coming, such as military service; a prediction that was fulfilled almost to the letter twenty years after Guibert's death. Volume 2 was pulblished 1773.