Royal Saxon Army
Royal Saxon Army Active 1 January 1682 ; 336 years ago ( 1682-01-01 ) – 11 November 1918 ; 99 years ago ( 1918-11-11 ) Country Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Saxony Allegiance House of Wettin Branch Army Headquarters Dresden Königstein Chemnitz Krakow Leipzig Großenhain Bautzen Plauen Patron The Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, & Saint George Colours Black, Green, Yellow, White Engagements Great Northern War Silesian Wars Seven Years' War War of the Bavarian Succession Napoleonic Wars Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War World War I Commanders Notable commanders Frederick Augustus I Johann von Thielmann Albert of Saxony Max von Hausen The Royal Saxon Army (German: Königlich Sächsische Armee ) was the military force of the Electorate (1682—1807) and later the Kingdom of Saxony (1807—1918). A regular Saxon army was first established in 1682 and it continued to exist until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. With the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine b...