Army of Flanders
... that the Army of Flanders (Siege of Breda (1624) pictured) was the longest standing army in early modern history, operating from 1567 to 1706?
... that the <b id="mwEPI"><a href="./Army_of_Flanders" id="mwEPM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Army of Flanders">Army of Flanders</a></b> <i id="mwEPQ">(<a href="./Siege_of_Breda_(1624)" id="mwEPU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Breda (1624)">Siege of Breda (1624)</a> pictured)</i> was the longest standing army in <a href="./Early_modern_period" id="mwEPY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Early modern period">early modern history</a>, operating from 1567 to 1706?