Cauncian Army

The Cauncian Army is the land contingent of the Armed Forces of Cauncia. Formed on the 7th September 1819 as the Armée de la Croix, it played a decisive role in relieving the Revolutionary Militia during the Cauncian War of Independence. It was reorganised after independence. 
==History==
Since the Martrian Revolts of 1792 there was a large contingent of Trébole Colonial troops stationed in Cauncia, mainly serving as a means to crush native resistance and drive the Martrian Tribes into the Western Mountains. They however also served as a police force and as bodyguards for Trébolaise tax collectors, who were notorious for corruption.
Following the Republican Uprising of 1810, revolutionary fervour began to spring up in the population, who began to arm themselves for resistance against the Trébole Colonials. There were many members of the Colonial Guard, most originating from Cauncia, who wished for independence, most notably the secretive Cauncian Brotherhood of the Cross. 
In 1819, a mass of Colonial Troops stationed in Port de Croix under the command of General Francis Charron, a native of Saint Denis, defected to the rebellion. Marching along the coast, they defeated the Colonial Army under General Montague and relieved the Revolutionary Militia during the Siege of Saint Denis. This success led to Cauncian Independence in 1821.
Following the end of the war, Charron's Army of the Cross was merged with several other units to form the Cauncian Army.
==Organisation==
 The Cauncian Army is small but well organised, due to its colonial nature. It Officers are mainly ex-members of the Trébole Army who were natives of Cauncia or defected to the rebels during the war. The main Corp (Armée du Nord) consists of two divisions equivalent to around 8000 men.
The rest of the armed troops remain mainly on garrison duty throughout the territory.
The 1st Denais Cavalry Brigade serves as Presidential Guards, protecting the Presidential Palace as well as other areas of Saint Denis.
There are proposed plans for an enlargement program by 1852, prompting large scale interest from the international arms industry. Such an Modernization aims to double the size of the armed forces, as well as pour funding into development research and the purchasing of new equipment, specifically concerning rifling the current musket armament, and the purchasing of modern cannons and artillery.
Active Cauncian Infantry Regiments
Unit 	Size	Formed	Current Brigade	Current Division	Current Corp	Current State
1st Foot Guards (1st Denais) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
2nd Foot Guards (2nd Denais) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
3rd Foot Guards (3rd Denais) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
4th Foot Guards (1st Franche-Comté) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
5th Foot Guards (4th Denais) 	500 	1822 	 	 	 	
6th Foot Guards (2nd Franche-Comté) 	500 	1822 	 	 	 	
1st Regiment of Line (1st Denais) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
2nd Regiment of Line (2nd Denais) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
3rd Regiment of Line (3rd Denais) - Régiment d'Honneur	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
4th Regiment of Line (4th Denais) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
5th Regiment of Line (1st Franche-Comté) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
6th Regiment of Line (2nd Franche-Comté) 	500 	1821 	 	 	 	
7th Regiment of Line (3rd Franche-Comté) 	500 	1823 	 	 	 	
8th Regiment of Line (5th Denais) 	500 	1825 	 	 	 	
9th Regiment of Line (6th Denais) 	500 	1825 	 	 	 	
10th Regiment of Line (1st Dauphiné) 	500 	1826 	 	 	 	
11th Regiment of Line (2nd Dauphiné) - Régiment Solide	500 	1826 	 	 	 	
12th Regiment of Line (7th Denais) 	500 	1848 	 	 	 	
13th Regiment of Line (8th Denais) 	500 	1848 	 	 	 	
14th Regiment of Line (1st Béarn) 	500 	1848 	 	 	 	
15th Regiment of Line (2nd Béarn) 	500 	1848 	 	 	 	
16th Regiment of Line (3rd Béarn) 	500 	1849 	 	 	 	
17th Regiment of Line (4th Béarn) 	500 	1849 	 	 	 	
1st Regiment of Light (1st Denais) 	400 	1821 	 	 	 	
2nd Regiment of Light (2nd Denais) - Les Fusils 	400 	1822 	 	 	 	
3rd Regiment of Light (1st Franche-Comté) 	400 	1825 	 	 	 	
4th Regiment of Light (2nd Franche-Comté) 	400 	1825 	 	 	 	
5th Regiment of Light (3rd Franche-Comté) 	400 	1825 	 	 	 	
6th Regiment of Light (1st Béarn) 	400 	1848 	 	 	 	
7th Regiment of Light (2nd Béarn) 	400 	1848 	 	 	 	
8th Regiment of Light (1st Dauphiné) 	400 	1849 	 	 	 	
1st Mountain Guards (1st Foixais) 	350 	1837 	 	 	 	
2nd Mountain Guards (2nd Foixais) 	350 	1840 	 	 	 	
3rd Mountain Guards (3rd Foixais) 	350 	1848 	 	 	 	
==Equipment==
The current equipment of the Cauncian Army is similar to the Trébolaise army which preceeded it. The current most common armament is the Béarnville model 1830 musket, a locally produced version of the standard musket in use by the Trébolaise military. It has several rifled musket versions of the Béárnville but these are small in number, with current factories undeveloped for rifled production. The Cauncian Army has around 300 cannons across all branches, with an aim to begin mass production.
The standard uniform of the Cauncian infantryman is Grey with blue trousers and red trimming. The uniform of the presidential guard is white.
Category:Military of Cauncia