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
Holy Roman Empire forces
surface form: Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire

Reichsarmee
surface form: Reichsarmee des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
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 Imperial Austrian Army
surface form: Kaiserliche Armee
engagedInConflictWith Kingdom of France
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Ottoman Empire
French Revolution
surface form: Revolutionary France
fundedBy contributions of Imperial Estates
imperial war taxes
garrisonArea Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: territories of the Holy Roman Empire
governedBy decisions of the Imperial Diet
hasAllegiance Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
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 Imperial Circles (Reichskreise)
surface form: Reichskreis system
partOf Holy Roman Empire
primaryLanguageOfCommand German
relatedTo Imperial Austrian Army
surface form: 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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principal land force of the Holy Roman Empire alsoKnownAs Reichsarmee
subject surface form: Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) belligerent Reichsarmee
this entity surface form: Weimar Army
Reichsmatrikel regulates Reichsarmee
Reichsarmee alsoKnownAs Reichsarmee
this entity surface form: Reichsarmee des Heiligen Römischen Reiches