Royal Marechaussee

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Royal Marechaussee Koninklijke Marechaussee
Emblem of the Royal Marechaussee
Flag of the Royal Marechaussee
Logo of the Royal Marechaussee
Abbreviation	KMar
Motto	als het erop aan komt When it comes down to it
Agency overview
Formed	26 October 1814 (1814-10-26)
Employees	7,658  personnel (2021)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Operations jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Ministry of Defence
Constituting instrument	Royal Decree of 1954
General nature	Gendarmerie
Specialist jurisdictions	National border patrol, security, and integrity. Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.
Operational structure
Headquarters	The Hague
Military personnels	6,606  (2021)[1]
Civil servants	746  (2021)[1]
Agency executive	Lieutenant general Annelore Roelofs, Commander
Parent agency	Ministry of defence
Website
english.marechaussee.nl

The Royal Marechaussee (Dutch: Koninklijke Marechaussee, abbreviated to KMar) also translated as the Royal Military Constabulary, is the national gendarmerie force of the Netherlands, performing military and civilian police duties. It is also one of the two national police forces in the Netherlands, alongside the National Police Corps, and is one of the four branches of the Netherlands Armed Forces.^[2]