Army of the Holy Roman Empire

Army of the Holy Roman Empire
Latin: Exercitus Imperii
Active	1422–1806
Country	Holy Roman Empire
Branch	Army
Headquarters	Vienna
Engagements	Ottoman–Habsburg wars Franco-Dutch War Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars War of the Polish Succession
Commanders
Notable commanders	Nicholas, Count of Salm Charles V Johann Tserclaes von Tilly Albrecht von Wallenstein Raimondo Montecuccoli Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg Eugene of Savoy Count de Mercy Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller Leopold Joseph von Daun Ernst Gideon von Laudon Franz Moritz von Lacy Archduke Charles

The Army of the Holy Roman Empire (German: Reichsarmee, Reichsheer or Reichsarmatur; Latin: exercitus imperii) was created in 1422 and came to an end when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806 as a result of the Napoleonic Wars.

The Army of the Empire was not a standing army. When there was danger, it was mustered from among the elements constituting it,^[1] in order to conduct a military campaign or Reichsheerfahrt during an Imperial War (Reichskrieg) or an Imperial Execution (Reichsexekution). It could only be deployed with the consent of the Imperial Diet and should not be confused with the Imperial Army (Kaiserliche Armee) of the Emperor.

In practice, the various forces of the Army of the Empire often had stronger local allegiances than to the Emperor.