Staatse leger

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military organization standing army

Staatse leger was the standing army of the Dutch Republic, central to its military campaigns and defense during the Eighty Years' War and the Dutch Golden Age.

Aliases (1)

Army of the States General ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization → standing army →
activeDuring	Dutch Golden Age →
alsoKnownAs	Staatse troepen → States Army →
commandStructure	Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic → States General of the Netherlands →
conflict	Anglo-Dutch Wars → Dutch Revolt → Eighty Years' War → Franco-Dutch War → Nine Years' War → War of the Spanish Succession →
country	Dutch Republic →
garrisonedIn	Dutch frontier fortresses → Republican cities of the Low Countries →
hasRole	land forces →
influenced	early modern European military tactics →
language	Dutch →
notableBattle	Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600) → Battle of Ramillies (1706) → Battle of the Boyne (1690) → Siege of Breda (1624–1625) → Siege of Ostend (1601–1604) →
notableCommander	Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg → John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen → Maurice of Nassau → William II, Prince of Orange → William III of Orange →
partOf	armed forces of the Dutch Republic →
primaryOpponent	Commonwealth of England → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France → Spanish Habsburg Monarchy →
recruitment	mercenaries → provincial contingents → volunteers →
reformFocus	linear tactics → military drill and discipline → professionalization of officers → standardized training manuals →
reorganizedBy	Maurice of Nassau →
significance	central to the defense and expansion of the Dutch Republic → key instrument of Dutch power during the Dutch Golden Age →
timePeriod	17th century → late 16th century →
usedBy	Dutch Republic → Republic of the Seven United Netherlands →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
States Army of the Dutch Republic → States Army of the Dutch Republic ("Army of the States General") →	alsoKnownAs