Reichsarmee

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The Reichsarmee was the collective military force of the Holy Roman Empire, composed of contingents from its various member states and deployed in imperial wars and defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
institution of the Holy Roman Empire
military organization
activeDuring French Revolutionary Wars
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
alsoKnownAs Imperial Army
Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire
Reichsarmee des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
linked to: Reichsarmee
commandStructure Imperial commander-in-chief (Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall)
officers appointed by the Emperor and the Imperial Diet
composedOf contingents of Imperial Estates
contingents of member states of the Holy Roman Empire
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolved 1806
dissolvedFollowing dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
distinctFrom Kaiserliche Armee
engagedInConflictWith Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Ottoman Empire
Revolutionary France
linked to: French Revolution
fundedBy contributions of Imperial Estates
imperial war taxes
garrisonArea territories of the Holy Roman Empire
governedBy decisions of the Imperial Diet
hasAllegiance Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
hasCharacteristic contingents with varying quality and size
multi-state composition
no permanent unified standing army structure for most of its existence
troop quotas assigned to Imperial Estates
hasHistoricalRegion Central Europe
hasRole collective military force of the Holy Roman Empire
defense of the Holy Roman Empire
participation in imperial wars
hasType coalition army
legalBasis Reichsmatrikel
imperial military constitution
mobilizationRequires Reichskrieg declaration
organizedAccordingTo Reichskreis system
partOf Holy Roman Empire
primaryLanguageOfCommand German
relatedTo Kaiserliche Armee
replacedBy armies of successor German states
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor
Imperial Diet
symbolUsed imperial double-headed eagle
timePeriod Early modern period

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Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire) alsoKnownAs Reichsarmee
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) belligerent Weimar Army
linked to: Reichsarmee
Reichsmatrikel regulates Reichsarmee
Reichsarmee alsoKnownAs Reichsarmee des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
linked to: Reichsarmee