Royal Sardinian Army
Land forces of the Savoyard state, from 1414 to 1861 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Royal Sardinian Army (also the Sardinian Army, the Royal Sardo-Piedmontese Army, the Savoyard Army, or the Piedmontese Army) was the army of the Duchy of Savoy and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was active from 1416 until it became the Royal Italian Army on 4 May 1861.
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Active | 1414–1861 |
Country | Duchy of Savoy Kingdom of Sardinia |
Branch | Army |
Type | Army |
Role | Defense of the interior and borders of the Kingdom of Sardinia's continental portion (Piedmont, Liguria, Savoy and the Aosta Valley) |
Size | 79,000 (in 1859) |
Engagements | War of the Mantuan Succession Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Polish Succession War of the Austrian Succession First Italian War of Independence Crimean War Second Italian War of Independence Piedmontese Campaign in Central Italy |
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Generally, the term "Savoyard Army" is used for the period when the rulers of Savoy held only the title of Duke, while "Sardinian Army" is preferred for the period after they obtained the title of King of Sardinia in 1720.