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The '''Army of the United Angle States''' is the ground forces and principal branch of the [[Anglei Armed Forces]]. As of 2028, the Army of the United Angle States comprises 34,402 active military servicemen and 7,624 civilian employees. The official purpose of the Army of the United Angle States, as laid out in the [[Constitution of the United Angle States]], is to defend [[Anglei]] and [[Ænglish people]]. | The '''Army of the United Angle States''' is the ground forces and principal branch of the [[Anglei Armed Forces]]. As of 2028, the Army of the United Angle States comprises 34,402 active military servicemen and 7,624 civilian employees. The official purpose of the Army of the United Angle States, as laid out in the [[Constitution of the United Angle States]], is to defend [[Anglei]] and [[Ænglish people]]. | ||
The Army of the United Angle States was founded on June 25th 1884 in the immediate aftermath of the [[Concordat of Donnebourg]]. In its initial form, the Army of the United Angle States featured three independent components: Infantry branch, cavalry branch and artillery branch. The three branches were, initially controversially, folded into one organic force in 1921 on the initiative of then-Chief of the Army Goeff Carol based on contemporary military literature.<ref>Particularly based on the ''[[Treatise on Modern Warfare]]'' (1919) by the Yonderian | The Army of the United Angle States was founded on June 25th 1884 in the immediate aftermath of the [[Concordat of Donnebourg]]. In its initial form, the Army of the United Angle States featured three independent components: Infantry branch, cavalry branch and artillery branch. The three branches were, initially controversially, folded into one organic force in 1921 on the initiative of then-Chief of the Army Goeff Carol based on contemporary military literature.<ref>Particularly based on the ''[[Treatise on Modern Warfare]]'' (1919) by the Yonderian Major [[Benno de Caryale]], later Chief of [[General Staff (Yonderre)|General Staff]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]].</ref> The Army of the United Angle States fought an unsuccesful defensive campaign in 1935 during the [[Second Great War]] against the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], afterwhich it was confined to barracks throughout the Urcean occupation but otherwise permitted to continue its functions. Due to Ænglish neutrality, the United Angle States Army did not see any deployments during the [[Occidental Cold War]].<ref>Michaels, John: ''Para Bellum - to war with the Ænglish'', pg. 35-42. 2027.</ref> | ||
Following the [[Occidental Cold War]] and an end to Ænglish neutrality, the Army of the United Angle States took part in the international coalition against [[Varshan]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], contributing forces to both the [[Quetzenkel front]], [[Cetsencalia front]] and the [[Ehemoan front]] following the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. On the Quetzenkel front, Anglei launched the controversial and ultimately disastrous [[Quetzenkel_front#Cobalt_campaign_and_relief_efforts|Cobalt campaign]], the worst military defeat by an Ænglish state since the [[Nordmontaine War]] for which Chief of the Army General Charles Wilson was sacked. The enormous loss of life during the campaign lead to a national identity crisis and inaugurated a period of military reform and increased outward facing identity, as many Ænglish interpreted the loss as being attributable to an outdated military and political mindset. This ultimately resulted in the Armed Forces Plan of 2027, overhauling the equipment and organization of the Army of the United Angle States.<ref>Michaels, John: ''Para Bellum - to war with the Ænglish'', pg. 101-114. 2027.</ref><ref>Desenus, Julian: ''Last Battles - the Final War of the Deluge'', pg. 41-50. 2028.</ref> | Following the [[Occidental Cold War]] and an end to Ænglish neutrality, the Army of the United Angle States took part in the international coalition against [[Varshan]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], contributing forces to both the [[Quetzenkel front]], [[Cetsencalia front]] and the [[Ehemoan front]] following the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. On the Quetzenkel front, Anglei launched the controversial and ultimately disastrous [[Quetzenkel_front#Cobalt_campaign_and_relief_efforts|Cobalt campaign]], the worst military defeat by an Ænglish state since the [[Nordmontaine War]] for which Chief of the Army General Charles Wilson was sacked. The enormous loss of life during the campaign lead to a national identity crisis and inaugurated a period of military reform and increased outward facing identity, as many Ænglish interpreted the loss as being attributable to an outdated military and political mindset. This ultimately resulted in the Armed Forces Plan of 2027, overhauling the equipment and organization of the Army of the United Angle States.<ref>Michaels, John: ''Para Bellum - to war with the Ænglish'', pg. 101-114. 2027.</ref><ref>Desenus, Julian: ''Last Battles - the Final War of the Deluge'', pg. 41-50. 2028.</ref> | ||