imperial army
Realm's military might
An imperial army is the military force of an empire, serving under an emperor or empress.
The term appears in historical contexts—the Roman imperial army, the Japanese Imperial Army—and in fantasy settings where empires wage war.
The imperial army marched on the rebellious provinces.
Often capitalized when naming a specific force.
- military campaignsOrganized military operations
- forced marchCompulsory rapid military movement
- infantryGround combat troops
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- cavalryMounted military force
conscription · charge · siege warfare · standard · military parade · territorial expansion · imperialism · artillery · colonialism · conquest · emperor · battalion · war elephants · legionnaire · shield · garrison · supply lines · naval battles
- empireempire, emperor, empress, imperator, tsar
- Japanese EmpireManchuria, Korea, Taiwan, China, Hirohito
- Bakumatsushogunate, Emperor Meiji, sakoku, loyalists, rebels
- Imperial Brazilemperors, empress, Second Empire, regency, abolition movement
- Imperial Estatesestates, electors, princes, free cities, prelates
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
imperial armypeople's army
Military of the masses
revolutionary army · citizen militia · national guard · continental army · liberation army
imperial armyrebel forces
Armed anti-government combatants
guerrilla fighters · resistance fighters · freedom fighters · irregular forces · militia
imperial armyhome guard
Local civilian defense volunteers
local militia · defense force · self-defense force · territorial defense · border guard