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Circle troops (German: Kreistruppen) were the contingents of soldiers the Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) that were actually placed at the disposal of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire or Reichsarmee. Following the Imperial Defence Order (Reichsdefensionalordnung) all imperial circles in the empire were obliged to provide contingents of troops, although not all did so in the event. The Reichsmatrikel laid down how many troops the individual Imperial States had to make available to the Reichsarmee.

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Literature

  • Hanns Hubert Hofmann: Quellen zum Verfassungsorganismus des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation 1495-1815, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt, 1st edn., 1976
  • Winfried Dotzauer: Die deutschen Reichskreise (1383-1806), Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1998, ISBN 3-515-07146-6

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  • Der Augsburger Reichsabschied ("Augsburger Religionsfrieden") - full text
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