Sieuxerrian Armed Forces

Imperial Sieuxerrian Armed Forces
Forces Armées Sieuçaise Impériales
Official Seal of the Sieuxerrian Armed Forces
Service branches	Armée de Terre Marine Nationale Armée de l'Air Gendarmerie Nationale
Leadership
Emperor of the Merovingians	Napoleon VII
Minister of Defense	Yves Boussard
Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces	Gen. Andre Chauvel
Personnel
Active personnel	657,410 personnel
Reserve personnel	325,314 reserve personnel 196,310 Gendarmerie
Expenditure
Budget	191.39 billion (2017)
Percent of GDP	4.45% (2017)

The Sieuxerrian Armed Forces, known officially as the Imperial Sieuxerrian Armed Forces and unofficially as Grande Armée are the armed forces of the The Imperial Senate and People of Sieuxerr. It encompasses the Sieuxerrian Army, Sieuxerrian Navy, Sieuxerrian Air Force, and the Gendarmerie Nationale. They are all commanded by the Empereur des Mérovingiens (Emperor of the Merovingians) Napoleon VII.

History

The history of the Sieuxerrian Armed Forces can be traced back thousands of years, many years prior to the establishment of the Frankish Kingdom in 400 A.D. The modern history however starts in the early 19th century after the 1799 Revolution and the establishment of the Imperial Senate and People of Sieuxerr. The dissolution of the early military system that had prevailed under the ancien régime resulted in a new command and organizational structure during the brief Republican period from 1799 to 1803. The armed forces during this time severely neglected the navy, which had been reduced to barely operational, while the land army swelled with tens of thousands of conscripted and professional soldiers. Officers from the years of the Kingdom were purged, either by execution or simply removed from service which resulted in a new, young corps of officers which while were very eager, lacked years of experience and were clouded with political idealism over military practicality. This would result in a series of blunders and defeats against its neighbors which weakened not only the military, but the image of the new Republican government.

With Napoleon I taking power in the bloodless April Coup (Coup de Floréal) in 1803, the Republican system was mostly done away with. Certain new ideals were kept, such as units being given the freedom to, to a degree, elect their own unit leaders. Many officers from the Royalist period were offered amnesty and brought back into the army and navy and units were reorganized. Previously units that comprised of professional troops, conscripted troops and the many militia forces had been separated and were divided on uniform, equipment and pay, however the 1808 reforms removed this and instead units were merged together and pay, uniforms and equipment standardized. One of the more important effects from this was the standardization of training as well. Napoleon also established a number of military academies and placed an emphasis on military understanding and practicality over the previous Republican politicization of the military.

Conflict between her neighbors was not formalized in a declaration of war and mostly consisted of small border skirmishes between raised militia forces. Previously there had been more formalized conflict, but Napoleon had managed to negotiate a cease fire with his ascension. As his 1808 reforms were finalized in 1809 however, conflict was escalated by Napoleon as he began to move regular forces into small border skirmishes.