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  • Army of the Holy Roman Empire
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  • The Army of the Holy Roman Empire (German Reichsarmee, Reichsheer or Reichsarmatur; Latin exercitus imperii) was the army of the Holy Roman Empire. Created in 1422, it came to an end even before the Empire was wound up in 1806, as the result of the Napoleonic Wars. It must not be confused with the Imperial Army (Kaiserliche Armee) of the Emperor.
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Garrison
  • Vienna
Branch
Country
Dates
  • 1422
Unit Name
  • Exercitus Imperii
notable commanders
  • Raimondo Montecuccoli
  • Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
  • Eugen von Savoyen
  • Frederick Bianchi
  • Joseph Radetz
  • Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller
  • Ludwig von Benedek
  • Nicholas, Count of Salm
garrison label
  • Headquarters
Battles
Motto
abstract
  • The Army of the Holy Roman Empire (German Reichsarmee, Reichsheer or Reichsarmatur; Latin exercitus imperii) was the army of the Holy Roman Empire. Created in 1422, it came to an end even before the Empire was wound up in 1806, as the result of the Napoleonic Wars. It must not be confused with the Imperial Army (Kaiserliche Armee) of the Emperor. The Army of the Empire did not constitute a permanent standing army which was always at the ready to fight for the Empire. When there was danger, an Army of the Empire was mustered from among the elements constituting it, in order to conduct an imperial military campaign or Reichsheerfahrt. In practice, the imperial troops often had stronger local allegiances than their loyalty to the Emperor.