Armed Forces of Rhwddyr

The Rhwrhêí Armed Forces are the Armed Forces of the Republic of Rhwddyr, responsible for the defence of the Republic. The President of Rhwddyr is the Commander in Chief, and they appoint the Field Marshalls, Admirals and Air Marshalls who are in charge of running the Army. The Rhwddyr Army was founded in 1682 after the defeat in a small border war against Prescaíriyr after they were unable to call up armies in time made the need for a standing army evident.

History
Rhwddyr as a nation came about thanks to their strategic place as a coastal nation relatively centrally in ambwnos, thanks to the long narrow shape of the Gulf of Crygaech. This meant from early on having Armed ships for the protection of trade in the Gulf was important. A true Navy, however, Didn't come about until the late 1480s, when as a display of the Wealth earnt from the trade, the King of Rhwddyr ordered the construction of 7 ships to be dedicated to the Protection of Shipping in the Gulf of Crygaech and the Northern Coast of Ambrwnos.

The 1682 Rhwrhêí-Prescrhêí Border War
In September 1682, Prescaíriyr launched an attack on their border with Rhwddyr with the intent on taking over parts of the Syldru of Thyladru. The King put out a call to raise an army in Thyladru, but the Prescrhêí army arrived before they were ready, and as a result Rhwddyr faced a massive defeat. The fact that it had taken so long to form an army led Rhwddyr to realise it needed to keep a standing army as a protection against the threat of Invasion, and so the Rhwrhêí armed forces were founded, with the army initially being made up of 5,000 men.

Rhwddyr went a period of increasing and training up the armed forces, which reached 11,200 in 1702. The Government of Rhwddyr were keen to prove the power of their new army, and so launched an attack against Prescaíriyr to retake the lost lands. The Rhwddyr Army piled into Prescaíriyr, who suffered a defeat in the Battle of Shaònís, whilst the Rhwddyr Navy raided Prescrhêí Shipping.

The Rhwrhêí Army
The Rhwrhêí Army is the Land Forces branch of the Rhwrhêí Armed Forces. It is made up of the Active Army and the Reserve Army. All Rhwrhêí Army forces are under the control of the Rhwrhêí Land Forces Command in the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Durton. It is divided into 6 Infantry Divisions, 3 Armoured Divisions and 2 Artillary Divisions, on top of the Medical, Supply and Engineer Corps. The First Infantry Corps is based out of Durton and its Regiments are based around the North of the Country. The Second Infantry Division is based out of Naeche and its Regiments are based around the West of the Country. The Third Infantry Division is based out of Obris and its Regiments are based around the South West and Centre of the Country. The Fourth Division is based out of Gumagen and its Regiments are based around the South of the Country. the Fifth Division is based out of Cynstaba and its divisions are based around the East of the Country. The Sixth Division is currently based out of Narche and is on deployment along the Prescrhêí border due to heightened tensions.