Royal Saxon Army | |
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Active | 1 January 1682 | – 11 November 1918
Country | Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Saxony |
Allegiance | House of Wettin |
Branch | Army |
Headquarters | Dresden Königstein Chemnitz Kraków Leipzig Großenhain Bautzen Plauen |
Patron | The Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, & Saint George |
Colours | Black, green, yellow, white |
Engagements | Great Northern War Silesian Wars Seven Years' War War of the Bavarian Succession Napoleonic Wars Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Frederick Augustus I Johann von Thielmann Albert of Saxony Max von Hausen |
The Royal Saxon Army (German: Königlich Sächsische Armee) was the military force of the Electorate (1682–1807) and later the Kingdom of Saxony (1807–1918). A regular Saxon army was first established in 1682 and it continued to exist until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. With the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine by Napoleon the Royal Saxon Army joined the French "Grande Armée" along with 37 other German states.