National Army (Uruguay) Explained

Unit Name:National Army
Country:Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Type:Army
Size:16,800
Command Structure:Armed Forces of Uruguay
Garrison:Montevideo
Motto:The force of all
Colors:Blue, red and white
March:May 25
Anniversaries:May 18, 1811
Equipment:Equipment
Battles:Cisplatine War
Uruguayan Civil War
Paraguayan War
Uruguayan War
Revolution of the Lances
Tricolor Revolution
Revolution of the Quebracho
Revolution of 1897
Revolution of 1904
Website:https://www.ejercito.mil.uy
Current Commander:President Tabaré Vásquez
Commander1:Army General Mario Stevenazzi
Commander1 Label:Commander in chief

The National Army of Uruguay (Spanish; Castilian: Ejército Nacional del Uruguay) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The largest military branch, it is organized and trained to plan, execute and conduct the military actions for National Defense in the terrestrial sphere.[1] It has its roots in the military campaigns of General José Gervasio Artigas within the framework of the Oriental revolution.[2]

Mission

The National Army serves as the land-based branch of the Uruguayan Armed Forces. In accordance with Decree-Law 15,688, its mission is to contribute to guaranteeing external and internal national security, within the framework of the mission of the Armed Forces.

Organization

The National Army is organized into four divisions, with each one grouping a certain number of departments.[3] The Commander in Chief is the highest ranking officer of the branch, who reports directly to the President of Uruguay, acting with the Minister of National Defense, or in the Council of Ministers.

Educational and instruction

List of commanders-in-chief of the army (1973–Present)


Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeNotes
General César Martínez19731973[4]
General José Verocay19731973
General Hugo Chiappe Posse19731974
Lieutenant General Julio César Vadora19741978
Lieutenant General Gregorio Álvarez19781979[5]
Lieutenant General Luis Vicente Queirolo19791982
Lieutenant General Boscán Hontou19821984
Lieutenant General Pedro J. Aranco19841984
Lieutenant General Hugo Medina19841987
Lieutenant General Carlos Berois19871990
Lieutenant General Guillermo de Nava19901992
Lieutenant General Juan Modesto Rebollo19921993
Lieutenant General Daniel García19931995
Lieutenant General Juan Curutchet19951996
Lieutenant General Raúl Mermot19961998
Lieutenant General Fernán Amado19981999
Lieutenant General Juan Geymonat19992001
Lieutenant General Carlos Daners20012003
Lieutenant General Santiago Pomoli20032005
Lieutenant General Ángel Bertolotti20052006
Lieutenant General Carlos Díaz Moussampés20062006
Army General Jorge Rosales Sosa20062011
Army General Pedro Aguerre Siqueira20112014
Army General Juan Villagrán20142015
Army General Guido Manini Ríos20152019
Army General José González Spalatto20192019
Army General Claudio Feola20192020
Army General Gerardo Fregosi20202023
Army General Mario Stevenazzi2023Present

Equipment

See main article: List of equipment of the Uruguayan Army.

Ranks

See main article: Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Misión y Visión Ejército Nacional . 2024-03-28 . es-UY.
  2. Web site: Creación y evolución histórica Ejército Nacional . 2024-03-28 . es-UY.
  3. Web site: Ejército Nacional . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203202129/https://www.ejercito.mil.uy/index.php/despliegue-territorial/ . 2023-12-03 . 2024-03-28 . es-UY.
  4. http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es/preview/1973/02/10/pagina-22/34241936/pdf.html Edición del sábado, 10 de febrero de 1973, página 22 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es
  5. http://www.fcs.edu.uy/pri/archivos/Gobierno/autoridades_militares.xls{{dead link|url=http://www.fcs.edu.uy/pri/archivos/Gobierno/autoridades_militares.xls|bot=InternetArchiveBot|date=March 2019}}