La Grande Armée

La Grande Armée

Rank Specific Duties:

Emperor Dury: The role of the Emperor is to supervise the overall functioning of the Empire. He will preside over the High command meetings to discuss issues relating to the Empire on at least a monthly basis. The Emperor has the power to veto any policy that he feels would not be in the best interest of the Empire. He has the power to appoint and remove any officer to or from any position he sees fit. He will also approve promotions or demotions submitted to him by the chief of staff. He can bestow titles of nobility to deserving officers.

Chief of Staff: The chief of staff is appointed by the Emperor. He will see that the Empire is well managed. He will collect the taxes (monthly dues), submit the promotions/demotions requests submitted to him by army commanders to the Emperor.
He will make public all changes of policies. All internal complaints will be submitted to chief of staff for review. He will also have to attend the High Command meeting scheduled on monthly basis. He will be responsible to follow up on the armies’ needs.
Along with the army commander he will assign Battalions/regiments/Brigades/divisions to deserving officers.

High Command: Formed by the Emperor, Chief of staff, the Marshals of the empire and army generals. They should meet at least on a monthly basis to review the status of the Empire and address any pending issues. Decisions will be taken by the majority vote, the Emperor has power of veto as discussed above.

Ambassador: The Ambassador is appointed by the Emperor; he will have the duty to inform the High Command of foreign powers’ requests. He and only he can make official declarations to other diplomats on behalf of the Empire after discussion by the High Command. In the interest of providing a united front, no officer will respond to a foreign diplomat’s declarations but the Ambassador after discussions are held by the High Command.

Engineers: To be part of the prestigious engineer corps the officer must be willing to apply his skills (moding, code writing, arts and graphics….) on regular basis to further the Empire, and participate in the making of the Napoleonic World.

Army Generals: Army generals are responsible for the good functioning of their armies, making sure their officers do their duties. They should stay in constant contact with their corps generals, getting feedback of the status of their officers, recommending promotions and demotions to the chief of staff. A short update of the composition and readiness of the army will be submitted on monthly basis to the Chief of staff. They are also required to participate in the High command meetings on monthly basis and need to make the Chief of staff aware of the progress of all recruits within their Velites division.

Corps Generals: Corps generals are responsible for the smooth functioning of their corps making sure their officers do their duties. They will get feedback from their officers and discuss them with their Army commander. They need to be able to lead their men in the field at least 5 times per month. They need to post at least 1 helpful tip or tactic to help junior officers at the Anthony Lambert Military Academy of St Cyr per month.

To become a corps general the officer must have successfully accomplished his task as General of the Velites’ division.

Divison Generals: Division generals are responsible for the smooth functioning of their divisions, they need to keep track of their officers’ accomplishments. They need to be able to lead their division in the field at least 5 battles a month.
They need to regularly participate in discussions about tactics and tips at the Anthony Lambert Military Academy of St Cyr. They need to post two AAR a month. The best division general will be appointed the Velites Division general. It is an honor to train new recruits, and a job well done will be recognized and rewarded by the Emperor himself. An accomplished task would be after successfully training 3 new officers to the rank of Lt Col. The velite division general will make his army commander and the chief of staff aware of the velites’ progress.

Two mandatory requirements before becoming a division general are to lead your brigade to victory in 5 battles, and to have participated in and finished one campaign.

Brigade Generals: Brigade Generals are responsible for the smooth functioning of their brigades. They will lead their brigade on the field at least 5 times a month. They are required to participate in ongoing campaigns, post 3 AAR a month and participate in discussions in the Anthony Lambert Military Academy of St Cyr.

One requirement to become a brigade general is to prove that you are able to command men in battle gaining a least 2 victories. You will have to ask the senior officer on the field his permission to command.

Lt Colonels and Colonels: Colonels are required to maintain regular presence on the battlefield, fight at least 10 battles a month. They are required to read the content of the Anthony Lambert Military Academy of St Cyr and participate and initiate debates there.
They are required to participate in ongoing campaigns and post 3 AAR per month.

Requirements to move from Lines to Grenadiers then Guards

These will be decided by the Emperor, based on length of service, degree of activity in the clan and skills on the battlefield. The guard will be divided into Young/Middle and old Guard categories.

Marshal Von Clausewitz
Chief of Staff