IMPERIAL MINISTRY OF WAR, 1692

[Imperium-Septimus 368]

IMPERIAL MINISTRY OF WAR

anno Domini 1692

 

 

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With the victory of the Imperial Army over the Nordlanders, His Imperial Majesty Aurelius I of House Horen does see fit to modernize and restructure the Imperial Military. It his His Imperial Majesty’s hope and goal that the Imperial Ministry of War shall progress our military capacity and prowess.

 

At the head of the Imperial Army is the Imperial Marshal, directly subordinate to him the Imperial General. The Imperial Renatian Legion shall henceforth be divided into three independent Brigades commanded by Brigadiers.  These Brigades will train men in their specific field. It shall offer the Empire of Man a more holistic and commanding presence in the Field of Battle.

 

May His Imperial Majesty Aurelius I of House Horen’s wisdom and GOD's guidance better defend the Empire of Man and its citizens.

 

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“Vincere est vivere.” - ancient Renatian proverb and motto of the Imperial Legion.

 

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Duties of the Ministry

1. To conduct war under the guidance of His Imperial Majesty
2. To advise His Imperial Majesty
3. To defend the borders of the Empire of Man
4. To upkeep His Imperial Majesty’s armed forces
5. To protect His Imperial Majesty

 

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General staff of the King’s Renatian Legion discuss strategy in the midst of battle, 1661

 

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Imperial Staff Officers

 

The Imperial Marshal

His Excellency, the Marshal of the Imperial Army is to be appointed by His Imperial Majesty and act as the primary executor of His Imperial Majesty’s orders and directives in the Imperial Ministry of War. Further, he shall command the Carolus Brigade which shall be the backbone of the Imperial Army.

 

The Imperial General

The Honorable, the Imperial General shall be subordinate to the Imperial Grand Marshal and shall be appointed directly by His Imperial Majesty. He shall act as the subordinate to the Imperial Marshal. His role is to guide and maintain the Imperial Legion.

 

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Officers

 

Brigadier

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Colonel

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Major

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Captain

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Ensign

 

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Enlisted Ranks

 

Master Sergeant

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Sergeant

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Master-at-Arms

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Man-at-Arms

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Footman

 

 

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Ser Leitseig Romstun and fellow crusaders praying before the Battle o’ Rochdale, 1640

 

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The Imperial Legion

His Imperial Majesty’s Imperial Legion is to be broken into The Carolus Brigade, The Companion Brigade and the Aurelian Brigade. These three brigades shall act as the primary combat brigades for the Empire of Man. Further the Imperial Legion will have two separate corps, the Logistics Corp and the Enlistment Corp.

 

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Aurelian soldiers under the guise of the Camel Bandits lead the charge against Ghanyan levies, 1673

 

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The Carolus Brigade

Formally His Divine Imperial Majesty’s Legionnaires, this Brigade shall be commanded by His Excellency, the Grand Marshal, and shall be the primary brigade of the Imperial Renatian Army. It shall act as the main force, comprised in grounds forces of officers and soldiers.
 

Forged during the fragile and fledgling era of the Union of Renatus and Marna, the Carolus Brigade derives its namesake from the father of the first Emperor of Man. The Carolus Brigade combined personnel from both the Marnese Freikorps and Renatian State Army into a single, cohesive frontline combat unit, with Prince Antonius Horen being charged as the first Grand Marshal. Drawing from the traditions of the militaristic Renatian state and the disciplined, regimented nature of Marnantine footmen, the newly founded Carolus Brigade was a force nearly unassailable on the field of battle.

 

 

The Companion Brigade

The Companion Brigade, formally His Divine Imperial Majesty’s Ritter Corp, shall serve as the border guard and mounted corp of the Imperial Legion. It is to consist of horse-trained men, capable knights, riders and veteran cavalry units.  

 

HISTORY

While the Renatian man most comfortably fights rank and file in a cohesive frontline combat unit, the importance of battlefield mobility cannot be understated. As such, the King’s Renatian Legion has often relied upon unprofessional auxiliary riders or the services of the knights of the realm. However, these supporting elements were often unruly and possessed no real command structure. After numerous years of campaign, the burden of unreliable horsemen was felt from the upper command to the lowly footman. Thus, in the aftermath of the Pagan War was the Companion Brigade forged; to act as the official and organized cavalry wing of the Imperial Renatian Legion. Although, the unit is considered to be in its infancy, many of its members comprise of battle-hardened knights renowned in their ability to plunge their lances through their enemies with holy ferocity at the gallop.

 

 

The Aurelian Brigade

The Aurelian Brigade, formally His Divine Imperial Majesty’s Oathsworn, shall act as a highly specialized brigade. Often used for operations needing discretion and expert soldiers. The men of the Aurelian adapt to an unconventional fighting form in which they know both how to create gaps, as well as possess the knowledge to exploit them. Thus, they ought to be able to adapt to battlefield changes rapidly.

 

HISTORY

What officially would become known as the Aurelian Brigade initially began with the merging of Renatian veterans with remnants of the Camel Bandits, into a fast-action special operations warfare group. Their ranks were further bolstered when the then King Aurelius of Renatus-Marna realized the value of having such an unconventional unit, and thus, merging the unit with the also renowned King’s Renatian Engineers. Through this union, the Aurelian Brigade was formed. The Aurelian Brigade has often proved their tenacity, fanaticism and keen-eye for siegecraft during Renatian campaigns such as the Sieges of Ruriksgrad, Nordengrad, Red Peak, San’Kala, and Kal’Tarak.

 

The Logistics Corp

The Imperial Logistics Corp shall act as the primary lifeblood in which the Imperial Legion shall fight upon. They are charged with the production, maintenance, distribution, and supply of various necessities or tools of war for the men of the Imperial Legion. While the soldier does his part taking the fight to the enemy, the logistics officer plays an as crucial role. For it is men of the Logistics Corp who forges the arms and armor that preserves a legionnaire’s life or provides relief and food to him when he is warn and starving. Additionally, the roles of medic or surgeon fall within the jurisdiction of the Imperial Logistic Corp.

 

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The Enlistment Corp

The Imperial Enlistment Corp comprises of individuals whose purpose is to bolster the ranks of the Imperial Legion with fresh blood and eager volunteers. They ought to be persuasive and quite vocal to ensure every proud Imperial citizen does their part for the Empire of Man. They are charged with organizing recruitment drives and can establish recruitment offices across various cities.

 

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History of the Carolus Brigade and the Imperial Legion

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

His Imperial Majesty, Aurelius I of House Horen leading the center in the Battle of the Sleeping Swamps, 1660

 

The consolidation of the Crown of Renatus-Marna was universally seen as a threat to the once divided human realms during the aftermath of the Holy Orenian Empire’s dissolution. The balance of power on continental Atlas had been dramatically shifted. Many of the breakaway human domains, bent on retaining their power, were reluctant to accept this change in the status quo. Many of which rose in direct opposition to the Crown of Renatus-Marna. Yet, the Carolus Brigade remained steadfast in their commitment to the defense of their nation.

 

The Czena Conflict was a war which pitched the defiant nations of the Kingdoms of Hanseti-Ruska, and Santegia, and the Principality of Curon directly against the infant state of Renatus-Marna. Many individuals had come to believe that the Crown of Renatus-Marna sought unitary hegemony over all of humanity. Unwilling to part with their independence, the Confederation of Czena was forged to force Renatus-Marna to the negotiating table. Refusing to allow himself to be strong armed into submission, King Aurelius I ordered several incursions into the borderlands of the southern nations, proving very successful in decisive, lightning raids. The conflict ultimately drew to a close, when the Achillius I, cousin of Aurelius, was placed on the throne of Santegia and when the unpopular Princess Linette I of Curon was deposed and the Curonite capital of Cyrilsburg was absorbed into the wider Empire, thus resulting in the de facto dissolution of the Czena Confederation. Though the war was brief and lacked major scale engagements it served as a testament to the unwavering resolve of the Carolus Brigade in the face of insurmountable odds.

 

A skirmish between Legionnaires and Czena forces on the hill lands of Cyrilsburg, 1652

 

In the aftermath of the Czena Conflict, the only Czena power to retain its independence from the Renatian-Marnantine sphere of influence was the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, on the fringes of the Yatl Wastelands. Now finding itself isolated from the human realms, which were now largely Renatus-aligned, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska sought to forge alliances with nations beyond the southern portion of Atlas. Thus, the Triple Entente, comprised of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, the Kingdom of Norland, and the Sohaerate of Haelun’or was formed. The war that was the Czena Conflict was still freshly ingrained in the minds of many Renatian-Marnantine citizens; thus much of the populace openly cried to bring the war to the enemy’s doorstep. King Aurelius readily obliged their wishes and immediately ordered an assault into the Kingdom of Norland, in a historic ‘March to the Sea’. However, during this time, the State Army had undergone a radical doctrinal change in which the ordinary footsoldier forgoed much of their heavier armor for battlefield mobility, utilizing polearms to cut the enemy to ribbons. This would come to the enemy’s fruition during the Battle of the Sleeping Swamps in which Entente hastily assembled to halt the Renatian advance. However, they were unable to react to the revolutionary tactics employed by the State Army and the Carolus Brigade. Pockets of Entente troops would find themselves surrounded and isolated, cut off from their allies as they were put to the sword. Notably, this led to an event during the battle known as the Mole’s Hill Massacre in which a large portion of Entente forces were outmaneuvered and cut down by waves of missile fire from the Carolus Brigade. The result of the battle was a decisive Renatian victory. With the road ahead to the Norlandic capital, Ruriksgrad, clear, the Renatian forces pursued retreating Entente remnants, burning and pillaging everything in their path. In a march of record time, Renatian forces soon reached and blockaded the Norlandic stronghold and capital of Ruriksgrad. The siege endured six grueling months, worsened as the attacking army was beset by the winds of winter. Weather regardless, the brave men of the Carolus Brigade were undeterred, serving as the vanguard of the Royal State Army, paving the way forward through the breaches in the wall. Once the gap was exploited, it was not long until the city war swarmed and fighting took to the streets. In rapid order, the city was taken house by house, with much of the inhabitants put to the sword. With the Norlandic capital firmly within Renatian hands, it was not long before the disillusioned Haelun’orians withdrew from the Entente, once more leaving the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska to retreat into seclusion, ending the period known as the First Atlas Coalition War, or known colloquially to Renatian veterans as the Continental War.

 

Legionnaires hugging their loved ones before the final assault on Ruriksgrad, 1662

 

When Renatian forces returned home to lick their wounds, there was a brief lull in continental warfare. However, the peace was disrupted when the treacherous House of Burgundar propped up the disgraced House of Staunton and ceded their lands and titles to the self-proclaimed King Tobias (the Rat) II of Courland in an act of rebellion against the Crown. The conflict served to reveal the true nature of a small portion of opportunistic and traitorous nobles of Atlas. As word of Tobias the Rat’s ascendancy spread across the continent, it was not long until they received arms and volunteers from the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, as well as Ostmarker, Nevarian, and Rivian defectors. However, as Tobias the Rat scrambled to amass support, the full might of the Royal Renatian Army was already bearing down on his doorstep. In a costly campaign, the inhabitants of Reiver Bay, who had allied themselves with Courland, were defeated. As land was gained, the Staunton force was quickly relegated to the stronghold of Whitepeak, the former ancestral home of the Burgundars. The siege was brief, as Renatian forces were almost immediately able to assail the walls and enter the city. What resulted was a slaughter so deadly, than many men of the Carolus Brigade came to know the battle as the Siege of Redpeak. With the only Courlander foothold on the continent retaken, it was not long until the remaining rebel territories were seized, concluding the Staunton Uprising, or the Second Atlas Coalition War.

 

The Imperial Renatian Legion laying siege to Nordengrad and the Krag, 1690

 

Through the combined efforts of King Aurelius of Renatus-Marna and King Sigmar Lothar of Hanseti-Ruska, the Kingdom of Haense was brought into the fold of a newly organized human imperial state, the Empire of Man. Newer generations have since forgotten the conflict between the two bitter rivals, and tensions have mostly died down as the Haensetians assimilated into the greater Empire. The era of peace and stability was something unheard of for many years, and became known as the Pax Hominibus. The Pax Hominibus came to a sudden halt after nearly a decade when the Chiefdom of Arberrang, a prominent vassal of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, was forced to the point of rebellion against their liege. The war escalated as the Earldom of Nordengrad, comprised of many displaced Norlandic refugees, lent the Arberrangians their aid, using the opportunity to raid Haensetian lands. As the situation quickly deteriorated, a swift retribution is prepared in the honor of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, now vassal of the Empire of Man. Believing this an opportunity to topple what they perceived to be a weakened and divided human nation, the orcish Rexdom of Krugmar and the dwarven Kingdom of Kaz’Ulrah joined the war in a direct challenge to human sovereignty, beginning the Third Atlas Coalition War, or the Pagan War. In a remarkable feat of Imperial siegecraft and force, Imperial forces are able to decisively knock dismantle the entire pagan Anti-Imperial Coalition within a span of four years. One after another, the dissenting strongholds fell into Imperial hands, beginning with Norlandic hold of Nordengrad, then the conquest of Arberrang, followed by the siege of the Orcish capital of San’Kala, and ultimately ending with siege of last bastion of resistance, the dwarven city of Kal’Tarak.

 

 

 

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