Army of Karnamark

The Army of Karnamark was a colonial force raised by the District of Karnamark as a part of the plantation of Keltia by Hurmu.

Establishment

Appointments of the Army of Karnamark

Position	Number	Monthly Grant per Position	Obligations
Colonelcies	2	80,000 crowns	To raise a retinue of gentlemen-at-arms. To establish and garrison strongholds at the main port and the seat of government. To enforce the articles of war upon the subordinate captains. To hold the district against all enemies.
Captaincies	22	40,000 crowns	To raise a disciplined militia. To garrison and hold key parts of the district. To appoint magistrates to those areas within their allotted charge. To maintain a gaol for the confinement of low characters, debtors, and those who would evade the labour obligations, stipulated taxes or customs dues.
Lieutenancies	24	12,000 crowns	To organise the impressment of native subjects for corvee labour. To send out tax collectors and revenue officers to collect dues from the households and merchants of the municipalities. To operate informers and thieftakers. To watch the comings and goings of low characters and those who would have business with them.

Organisation

• Army of Karnamark
  • General Army Headquarters
  • Mounted Rifles
    • 1^st Regiment of the Mounted Rifles
    • 2^nd Regiment of the Mounted Rifles
  • Garrison Corps
    • Datret Demi-Regiment
    • Kirkjubooð Demi-Regiment
    • Ny-Zanzibar Demi-Regiment
    • Oystra Karnahafn Demi-Regiment
  • Impressment Service
    • 1^st Demi-Regiment of the Impressment Service
    • 1^st Cohort of the Impressment Service

History

Formed on the initiative of the Prime Minister of Hurmu to meet the requirements of the garrisoning of Karnamark shortly after its establishment in 1706 AN, the formation's status was formalised under a Defence Service Agreement with the Hurmu Peace Corps, for which the contract was signed on 1.XIII.1707 AN. The Army of Karnamark would be tasked to garrison Karnamark for the period 1707 AN–1712 AN with the possibility of the contract being renewed for a further period if performance was deemed to be satisfactory.

Initial commissions, for the two colonelcies, and the various subordinate appointments, were provided by auction under a process overseen by the commissioner of the district. Although the posts would receive a generous monthly stipend, it would be incumbent upon the officers themselves to raise the contracted formations, to meet the outlay for equipping the same, and to recoup the costs incurred through purchasing their commissions.

The Defence Service Agreement elapsed in 1712 AN without being renewed, owing to the demise of the final al-Osman cabinet. As of 1714 AN the Army of Karnamark remained in possession of its fortified places as a free company, levying fees upon the surrounding communities and receiving a compelled subsidy from the government of the colony. This oversight was addressed once it came to the attention of the administration in Huyenkula, with the result that a new ten year contract (1714-1724) was hurriedly brought into effect under the same terms as before.