Royal Saxon Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 1806–1918
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Saxony
gptkbp:commanderInChief Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kingdom_of_Saxony
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Saxon_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Royal_Saxon_Army
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Austro-Prussian_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Dresden
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Saxon Army
gptkbp:integratesWith gptkb:Imperial_German_Army_(from_1871)
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:militaryDistrict gptkb:XII_(1st_Royal_Saxon)_Corps_area
gptkbp:motto Für König und Vaterland (For King and Fatherland)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Königlich_Sächsische_Armee
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Leipzig
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Gravelotte
gptkb:Battle_of_Königgrätz
gptkb:Battle_of_Sedan
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Crown_Prince_Albert_of_Saxony
gptkb:Crown_Prince_Georg_of_Saxony
gptkbp:notableEvent Defeat in Austro-Prussian War (1866)
Disbandment after World War I
Switch of allegiance from Napoleon to the Allies (1813)
Integration into Prussian-led German Army (1871)
Major role in World War I on the Western Front
Participation in the Battle of Leipzig (1813)
Participation in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Royal_Saxon_1st_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Royal_Saxon_2nd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Royal_Saxon_3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Royal_Saxon_4th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Royal_Saxon_Hussar_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Saxon_Jäger_Battalion
gptkb:Royal_Saxon_Uhlan_Regiment
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Saxon_Army
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:size varied (peacetime: ~30,000; wartime: up to 216,000 in WWI)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reichswehr
gptkbp:uniformDistinctiveColor light green
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Army_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5