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BARON HENRI (zhō-mēnē'), a Swiss writer on military science; born in Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland, March 6, 1779. He joined the Swiss Guards at Versailles, and rose to be chief of the staff to Marshall Ney.
In 1804 he attracted the notice of Napoleon by his "Treatise on Large Military Operations." He distinguished 1869. city sh JONAH himself at Jena, in the Spanish campaigns of 1808, the retreat from Russia, and at Lützen and Bautzen. Of fended by Napoleon, he entered the service of Russia in 1814. In 1828 he took part in Russian War against Turkey and the capture of Varna. He wrote: "Critical and Military History of the Campaigns of the Revolution" (1806); "Life of Napoleon" (1827); "Summary of the Art of War" (1830). He died in Passy, France, March 24, 1869. a prophet, the son JONAH, of Amittai, and a native of Gath-hepher (II Kings xiv: 25), a border town of the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua xix: 13). He lived prior to or in the reign of Jeroboam II. (II Kings xiv: 23, 25), who ascended the throne 824 в. c.
The Prophecies of Jonah. The book opens with a divine command given to Jonah to go to Nineveh and cry against it for its wickedness.
In place of obeying this injunction, Jonah took ship for Tarshish. A storm arising the crew cast lots to discover who had raised the tempest and the lot fell on Jonah and he was cast overboard. A great fish swallowed the prophet, who remained alive in the body three days and three nights. His prayer offered from his living dungeon being answered, the fish vomited him out on the dry land.
The closing episode of the narrative represents the prophet in the execution of his ministry. A second time he was ordered to go to Nineveh, and this time he obeyed. The people, alarmed by his declaration that in 40 days the city should be destroyed, humbled themselves before God and thus averted the threatened judgment.