>IIRC, Napoleon was the innovator of the modern nation-state military that you would recognize, in the late 18th century. Side note: The ottomans had standing,

>IIRC, Napoleon was the innovator of the modern nation-state military that you would recognize, in the late 18th century. Side note: The ottomans had standing, professional soldiers before that. The janissaries also served as police or firemen on occasion, but they lived in barracks.