An Imperial Army is an army of any empire. However, only some empires in history and in fiction have actually referred to their armies as "The Imperial Army".
Former Imperial Armies
In Europe
* The
Imperial Roman army
* The
Byzantine army
* The
Ottoman Army
* The
Army of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806)
* The
Army of the Holy Roman Emperor (until 1806)
* The
Imperial German Army
The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (german: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the l ...
(1871-1918)
* The
Imperial Austrian Army (1806–1867)
The Imperial Austrian Army formed the land forces of the Austrian Empire. It arose from the remains of the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor after the dissolution of the Imperial Army and went in 1867 into the Joint Army of Austria-Hungary an ...
* The
Austro-Hungarian Army (1804-1918)
* The
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...
(1721-1917)
* The
French Imperial Army
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
(1804-1814 and 1815)
Elsewhere
* The
Imperial Japanese Army
* The
Imperial Chinese Army
* The
Manchukuo Imperial Army
* The
Imperial Iranian Army
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, current_form = ( Islamic Republic)
, disbanded =
, branches =
, headquarters = Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran
, website =
, commander-in-chief = Maj. Ge ...
* The
Imperial Brazilian Army
Fictional
* The
Imperial Army (Star Wars)
The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' and appears in its two sequels: ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the ...
of the fictional Galactic Empire in Star Wars
* The Imperial Army of the Archadian Empire in the video game
Final Fantasy XII
* The
Imperial Army of the Imperium of Man in
Warhammer 40000
''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...
See also
*
Royal Army (disambiguation)
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