Argentine Army

Argentine Army
Ejército Argentino
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Founded	May 29, 1810; 214 years ago (1810-05-29)
Country	Argentine Republic
Branch	Army
Size	108,000 active soldiers (2023) 350 medium & light tanks 800 armored fighting vehicles 60 self propelled artillery 400 towed artillery 30 rocket artillery
Part of	Argentine Armed Forces
Motto(s)	"Born with the Fatherland in May 1810"
March	Song of the Argentine Army
Anniversaries	Army Day (29 May)
Equipment	Equipment of the Argentine Army
Engagements	List Argentine War of Independence Spanish American wars of independence Argentine Civil Wars Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental Cisplatine War War of the Confederation Platine War Uruguayan Civil War Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata Paraguayan War Conquest of the Desert Operativo Independencia Falklands War 1989 attack on La Tablada barracks
Website	argentina.gob.ar/ejercito
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	President Javier Milei
Chief of General Staff	Division General Carlos Alberto Presti
Deputy Chief of General Staff	Brigadier General Carlos Alberto Carugno
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The Argentine Army (Spanish: Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Command authority is exercised through the Minister of Defense.

The Army's official foundation date is May 29, 1810 (celebrated in Argentina as the Army Day), four days after the Spanish colonial administration in Buenos Aires was overthrown. The new national army was formed out of several pre-existing colonial militia units and locally manned regiments; most notably the Infantry Regiment "Patricios", which to this date is still an active unit.