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While serving as a standard military branch and border patrol force during peacetime, the Royal and Confederate Army is intended during wartime to functionally serve as a {{wp|corps}} sized formation attached to the larger [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] when fully mobilized. Prior to full mobilization, the Royal and Confederate Army is designed to serve as a defensive force to allow time for the Royal and Imperial Army to be deployed to [[Cusinaut]]. | While serving as a standard military branch and border patrol force during peacetime, the Royal and Confederate Army is intended during wartime to functionally serve as a {{wp|corps}} sized formation attached to the larger [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] when fully mobilized. Prior to full mobilization, the Royal and Confederate Army is designed to serve as a defensive force to allow time for the Royal and Imperial Army to be deployed to [[Cusinaut]]. | ||
==History== | ==History and purpose== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
The Royal and Confederate Army was formed during the early stage of the [[Final War of the Deluge]] as a wartime necessity. Prior to the conflict, [[New Harren]] had no official armed forces and was under the protection of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], meaning that the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was responsible for defending the borders of the Kingdom and prosecuting war against its enemies as necessary. As the conflict shifted from a defensive war with [[Algoquona]] to a general war with [[Varshan]] with the [[Invasion of Cetsencalia]], the Royal and Imperial Army needed to rapidly redeploy from [[Cusinaut]] to [[Cetsencalia]] and [[Quetzenkel]], leaving very few spare units to continue the conflict with [[Algoquona]] even on a defensive posture. Accordingly, an agreement was reached with the constituent tribes of [[New Harren]] for them to provide their tribal militias for a new standing army that they would maintain influence within. With the constituent tribes providing a majority of the manpower, later supplemented by volunteers from the Rectory of New Harren and from abroad, an officer corps was created using [[LUDC]] officers on global assignment, particularly from [[Yonderre]] and the [[Deric States]], as neither were involved in the war with [[Varshan]]. [[Guillaume d'Agostino]], a native of [[Yonderre]], was given the rank of Prafáti Princeps Glássariaei (equivalent to {{Wp|commandant}}) and placed in command of the Army. | The Royal and Confederate Army was formed during the early stage of the [[Final War of the Deluge]] as a wartime necessity. Prior to the conflict, [[New Harren]] had no official armed forces and was under the protection of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], meaning that the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was responsible for defending the borders of the Kingdom and prosecuting war against its enemies as necessary. As the conflict shifted from a defensive war with [[Algoquona]] to a general war with [[Varshan]] with the [[Invasion of Cetsencalia]], the Royal and Imperial Army needed to rapidly redeploy from [[Cusinaut]] to [[Cetsencalia]] and [[Quetzenkel]], leaving very few spare units to continue the conflict with [[Algoquona]] even on a defensive posture. Accordingly, an agreement was reached with the constituent tribes of [[New Harren]] for them to provide their tribal militias for a new standing army that they would maintain influence within. With the constituent tribes providing a majority of the manpower, later supplemented by volunteers from the Rectory of New Harren and from abroad, an officer corps was created using [[LUDC]] officers on global assignment, particularly from [[Yonderre]] and the [[Deric States]], as neither were involved in the war with [[Varshan]]. [[Guillaume d'Agostino]], a native of [[Yonderre]], was given the rank of Prafáti Princeps Glássariaei (equivalent to {{Wp|commandant}}) and placed in command of the Army. | ||
===Invasion of Algoquona=== | ===Invasion of Algoquona=== | ||
{{ | {{Main|Four Neighbors Campaign|Chenango Campaign|Kaigwa Campaign}} | ||
Following months of preparation, the Royal and Confederate Army crossed into [[Algoquona]] on January 2nd and spent the next four months in a slow advance northward. After several engagements and skirmishes, the Royal and Confederate Army won a victory on January 11th, forcing Algoquonan forces back. On April 13th, the Royal and Confederate Army won a decisive victory against the Algoquonans at Harlaouga. On May 12th, the four neighbors tribes declared independence as the [[Nysdra Provisional Republic]]. The Royal and Confederate Army spent the next two years skirmishing and destroying key groupings of Algosh ethnic militias without taking territory. It was also involved in the organization of the state and did not begin campaigning again until early 2024. During this period, Levantine volunteer forces were taken from the Army and sent to the regular armies of nations involved in the rapidly escalating war in [[Varshan]]i territory itself, requiring significant reorganization. | |||
Concurrently with the allied [[Fall of Anzo|push on Anzo]], the Royal and Confederate Army, in conjunction with the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]], launched an offensive into eastern [[Algoquona]] in 2024. The Royal and Confederate army managed to liberate the territory of the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#E-H|Great Chenango people]]. As Anzo had fallen, parts of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] were redeployed to [[Cusinaut]], and the Royal and Confederate Army subsequently played a supporting role in the subsequent liberation of the [[Chenango Confederacy]]. It continued to play this role as allied forces launched a direct attack on Kaigwa, the capital of [[Algoquona]], in mid-summer 2024. Royal and Confederate Army forces were the first to enter the city and were primarily responsible for garrison duties as the Royal and Imperial Army sought out remaining Algoquonan armies in the field. Following the end of the war, the Royal and Confederate Army returned to [[New Harren]] as occupation duties transitioned to the Royal and Imperial Army. | |||
===Post-war reorganization=== | ===Post-war reorganization=== | ||
Following the end of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], many of the tribal militias activated for wartime service went home, and consequently the major source of the Army's manpower - confederated units - effectively ceased to exist with the beginning of the [[Treaty of Electorsbourg (2024)|Electorsbourg peace talks]]. Regardless, [[Guillaume d'Agostino]] maintained many of its volunteer forces and liberated units in good order, implementing new training regimens and unit organization following the war. Many of the liberated units would remain with the army; having previously been Algosh conscripts from impoverished areas of the Four Neighbors, most of them had gained considerable experience and became the professional core of the Army along with some volunteers from the Rectory of New Harren. The wartime structure continued through late 2026, when questions about the Army's future came into doubt. At the end of the year, d'Agostino entered into negotiations with the constituent nations of the Kingdom to establish a new organizational structure for the Army which would be centered around a professional volunteer core with rotating, rationalized adaptations of tribal militia forces. These negotiations succeeded and the new organizational system entered force in mid-2027, and with it the Army received additional funding from the government of New Harren as well as additional equipment from recently decommissioned units of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], allowing for new training and better equipped professional units. | |||
During the post-war period, d'Agostino continued to develop the doctrinal basis of the Royal and Confederate Army. Much of the Army's doctrine would be based on its real wartime use but also on his education in [[Yonderre]], whose doctrine provides that the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] would be used in a delaying action to keep the nation free from occupation to the extent possible while [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] forces could muster to relieve them. Similarly, the Royal and Confederate Army's purpose would be to delay any invader or attacker for as long as possible to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty until the much larger [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] could arrive in force. Under the new mission of the Army, it would serve as a semi-independent corps-level formation under [[Urcea|Urcean]] command following the arrival of Urcean forces and relief of its defensive mission. This strategy is consistent with NSTA's broader [[Nysdra_Sea_Treaty_Association#Defense_Coordination_Initiative_(DCI)|Defense Coordination Initiative]]. | |||
In [[2032]], [[New Harren]] annexed the [[Unnuaq Mission State]]. At that time, the small [[Unnuaq_Mission_State#Military|State Guard]] of that country was fully integrated into the Royal and Confederate Army. | |||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
[[File:Ari_puheloinen.jpg|thumb|[[Guillaume d'Agostino]], [[Yonderian Defence Force|YDF]] General and first commandant of the [[New Harren|New Harrenic]] Royal and Confederate Army]] | [[File:Ari_puheloinen.jpg|thumb|[[Guillaume d'Agostino]], [[Yonderian Defence Force|YDF]] General and first commandant of the [[New Harren|New Harrenic]] Royal and Confederate Army]] | ||
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Confederate units made up the majority of the Royal and Confederate Army. In November 2021, nearly 30,000 of the 42,501 listed personnel of the Army were members of Confederate units. | Confederate units made up the majority of the Royal and Confederate Army. In November 2021, nearly 30,000 of the 42,501 listed personnel of the Army were members of Confederate units. | ||
====Liberated units==== | ====Liberated units==== | ||
"Liberated" units were comprised of volunteer forces from members of the [[ | "Liberated" units were comprised of volunteer forces from members of the [[Tepetlcali_campaign#Four_Neighbors|Four Neighbors]] prisoners of war captured from the [[Tepetlcali Campaign]] or who otherwise defected and joined the Royal and Confederate Army. Though liberated units were divided into the four nations of its members, its command structure was varied. Some groupings follow a traditional command structure with [[Levantia|Levantine]] officers and non-commissioned officers where native officers do not exist, while other units follow local political command like Confederate units did. The Liberated units were the smallest of the three unit types within the Royal and Confederate Army. With the end of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], many Confederate and Levantine volunteers returned home, and liberated soldiers began to take up an increasing share of the regular army. | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
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The so-called "skeleton divisions" of the Royal and Confederate Army are formations which primarily consist only of [[Levantine Union]] officers in nominal formations with little or no enlisted personnel, partly modeled on the ten skeletonized divisions of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] as well as the [[Unnuaq_Mission_State#Military|State Guard of the Unnuaq Mission State]]. These divisions were created on the "Defensive Preparedness Principle" in order to have organization in place during wartime wherein, similar to the wartime confederate units, {{wp|brigade}} level groupings of tribal militias from the confederate nations can be integrated within a hierarchy. Similar to the confederate units, many officers would serve as attaches to native commanders at the brigade level and below. The degree of autonomy afforded to native commanders during envisioned wartime is significantly reduced compared to the confederate units, and most of the skeleton divisions have specific agreements with each confederate nation as to which will contribute forces to which division. | The so-called "skeleton divisions" of the Royal and Confederate Army are formations which primarily consist only of [[Levantine Union]] officers in nominal formations with little or no enlisted personnel, partly modeled on the ten skeletonized divisions of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] as well as the [[Unnuaq_Mission_State#Military|State Guard of the Unnuaq Mission State]]. These divisions were created on the "Defensive Preparedness Principle" in order to have organization in place during wartime wherein, similar to the wartime confederate units, {{wp|brigade}} level groupings of tribal militias from the confederate nations can be integrated within a hierarchy. Similar to the confederate units, many officers would serve as attaches to native commanders at the brigade level and below. The degree of autonomy afforded to native commanders during envisioned wartime is significantly reduced compared to the confederate units, and most of the skeleton divisions have specific agreements with each confederate nation as to which will contribute forces to which division. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel and equipment== | ||
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===Commissions and officers=== | ===Commissions and officers=== | ||
Commissions for the Royal and Confederate Army corps are granted through the [[New_Harren#Government|Office of the Governor-General of New Harren]] and are nominally based on merit; in practice, during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], any officer volunteer who carried the official recommendation of the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] received a commission. The Royal and Confederate Army's officer corps employs the [[Ranks_in_the_Urcean_Armed_Forces#Field.2C_Flag_and_Staff_Officers|rank structure]] of the [[Royal Marine Corps (Urcea)|Royal Marine Corps]], and its commanding officer is given the rank Prafáti Princeps Glássariaei. | Commissions for the Royal and Confederate Army corps are granted through the [[New_Harren#Government|Office of the Governor-General of New Harren]] and are nominally based on merit; in practice, during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], any officer volunteer who carried the official recommendation of the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] received a commission. The Royal and Confederate Army's officer corps employs the [[Ranks_in_the_Urcean_Armed_Forces#Field.2C_Flag_and_Staff_Officers|rank structure]] of the [[Royal Marine Corps (Urcea)|Royal Marine Corps]], and its commanding officer is given the rank Prafáti Princeps Glássariaei. | ||
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The vast majority of the officers of the Royal and Confederate Army are officers of [[Levantine Union]] member-states serving through the [[Levantine_Union_Defense_Council#Foreign_Services_Element|Foreign Services Element Program]]. Officers from [[Yonderre]] are disproportionately common in the Army and, due to the similarity in doctrine between the Army and the [[Yonderian Defence Force]], are preferred. In 2028, [[Guillaume d'Agostino]] established the Intercontinental Officer School Program (IOSP). Under the IOSP, citizens of New Harren who wished to join the army as an officer would be tested in New Harren and, if passed, would be sent to the [[Collegium_Scientificum#Imperial_War_College|Imperial War College]] in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] for training as an officer. As a corollary to the IOSP, any individual who serves in a command role at the {{wp|Company (military unit)|company}} level or above must submit themselves for a four week training course at the Imperial War College on the basics of military theory and command practices. While these trainings are usually given to company leaders for the kin-on-service units of the army, special arrangements have been made between the Army and the confederated nations to send prospective wartime leaders to [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] for this type of training in order to better prepare the "skeleton divisions" of the Army. | The vast majority of the officers of the Royal and Confederate Army are officers of [[Levantine Union]] member-states serving through the [[Levantine_Union_Defense_Council#Foreign_Services_Element|Foreign Services Element Program]]. Officers from [[Yonderre]] are disproportionately common in the Army and, due to the similarity in doctrine between the Army and the [[Yonderian Defence Force]], are preferred. In 2028, [[Guillaume d'Agostino]] established the Intercontinental Officer School Program (IOSP). Under the IOSP, citizens of New Harren who wished to join the army as an officer would be tested in New Harren and, if passed, would be sent to the [[Collegium_Scientificum#Imperial_War_College|Imperial War College]] in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] for training as an officer. As a corollary to the IOSP, any individual who serves in a command role at the {{wp|Company (military unit)|company}} level or above must submit themselves for a four week training course at the Imperial War College on the basics of military theory and command practices. While these trainings are usually given to company leaders for the kin-on-service units of the army, special arrangements have been made between the Army and the confederated nations to send prospective wartime leaders to [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] for this type of training in order to better prepare the "skeleton divisions" of the Army. | ||
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