Pennsarean Colonial Army

The Pennsarean Colonial Army is the land warfare force of the Banat of Pennsar. The force is administered by the Pennsarean Colonial Defence Staff. The professional head of the Pennsarean Colonial Army is the Chief of the Pennsarean Colonial Army.
All members of the Pennsarean Colonial Army swear allegiance to the Emperor of the Pyrusian Empire as Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Pennsarean Colonial Defence Force.
The Pennsarean Colonial Army are the land forces of the Banat of Pennsar forming the first (and Senior) of the two services which make up the Pennsar Colonial Defence Force. The Pennsarean Colonial Army also includes elements of Imperial Yeomanry and the Fencibles, which are integral, yet distinct to the regular army.
== History ==
In 1775 when the Pennsarean Colonial Army was founded, it had no Armies or Corps and consisted of only one division - 1st Pennsar Division - and two brigades. The Army consisted of 4 Battalions in 1 Infantry Regiment, 3 Cavalry Regiments and 2 Artillery Regiments.
There has been no change to the size or organisation of the Pennsarean Colonial Army since its foundation.
== Current Status ==
=== Personnel ===
The Pennsarean Colonial Army is a mixed army of professional soldiers, fencibles and Imperial Yeomanry. The size and structure of the Pennsarean Colonial Army rarely changes, currently there are some 2,600 personnel (800 cavalry, 1,600 infantry and 200 artillery) in the Regular Army (as well as 400 Imperial Yeomanry cavalry, 1,600 fencibles infantry and 200 fencibles artillery).
==== Equipment ====
==== Cavalry ====
==== Infantry ====
==== Artillery ====
== Recent and Current Conflicts ==
*The First Tea War 1782
*The Endro-Pyrusian Trade War 1784
*The Second Tea War 1785
== Formation and Structure ==
In terms of its structure the Pennsarean Colonial Army has two parallel organisations, one administrative and the other operational.
=== Administrative ===
The administrative organisation for the Pennsarean Colonial Army is divided into regiments (the permanent administrative grouping and ceremonial identity). Details of the administrative regiments are below.
*Cavalry Regiments of Pennsar
*Infantry Regiments of Pennsar
*Artillery Regiments of Pennsar
=== Operational ===
At an operational level command of the Pennsarean Colonial Army flows through the Pennsarean Colonial Defence Staff to the Commander of the 1st Pennsar Division and on down to his Brigade Commanders who in turn have their Regimental Commanders and so on down to individual sections.
The Pennsarean Colonial Army currently has the following structure:-
Division 	Brigade 	Regiment, Battalion or Battery
1st Pennsar Division	1st Pennsar Brigade	1st Pennsarean Regiment of Dragoons
 	 	3rd Pennsarean Regiment of Light Dragoons (The Viphagg Imperial Yeomanry)
 	 	1st Battalion 1st Pennsarean Regiment of the Line
 	 	3rd Fencibles Battalion 1st Pennsarean Regiment of the Line
 	 	1st Pennsarean Regiment of Artillery
 	2nd Pennsar Brigade	2nd Pennsarean Regiment of Light Dragoons
 	 	2nd Battalion 1st Pennsarean Regiment of the Line
 	 	4th Fencibles Battalion 1st Pennsarean Regiment of the Line
 	 	2nd Pennsarean Regiment of (Fencibles) Artillery
== Recruitment ==
The Pennsarean Colonial Army solely recruits within the Banat of Pennsar.
=== Oath of Allegiance ===
All soldiers, fencibles and yeomanry must take an oath of allegiance upon joining the Pennsarean Colonial Army using the following words:
I, [name], swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Imperial Highness Emperor [name], his heirs and successors and that I will as in duty bound honestly and faithfully defend His Imperial Highness, his heirs and successors in person, crown and dignity against all enemies and will observe and obey all orders of His Imperial Highness, his heirs and successors and of the generals and officers set over me.
== Training Establishments ==
There is no training establishment for officers of the Pennsarean Colonial Army in the Banat of Pennsar, instead officers can attend the Royal Military Academy at the University of Bachstadt.
== Flags ==
The Pennsarean Colonial Army does not have a flag for use by the whole army, however each regiment has its own flags, known as Colours. These regimental flags are the Emperor's Colour, bearing the escutcheon of Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Pyrus surmounted by the Coat of Arms of the Banat of Pennsar and the regimental number (as well as any Battle Honours awarded) and the Regimental Colour, the two together form a stand.
== Ranks and Insignia ==
Every regiment has its own distinctive insignia, such as their shako plate.
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