Standing forces, armies, navies, regiments and named units: the organized bodies that fought, as distinct from any one engagement they fought in. Belongs here: a national or dynastic armed force (the Roman Republic's legions, the Confederate States Army), a named regiment or corps. Does not belong here: the individual commander who led a force, which is a commander entity carrying a led-by edge, or a single weapon it fielded, which is a weapon-system entity.
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InteractiveAtlas owner ruling registerWar and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, armed-force has a live Ancient subcategoryQuote, War and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, armed-force has a live Ancient subcategory
Ancient below 500 CE, Medieval 500 to 1499, Early Modern 1500 to 1774, Modern 1775 onward (the 1775 cutover, not the round year 1800, matches the American Revolutionary War already being tagged Modern in the live data).
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