▁then , ▁with ▁individuals ▁only ▁attached ▁to ▁their ▁tribes ; ▁national ism ▁was ▁unknown ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁war ▁or ▁conflict ▁the ▁tribes ▁gathered ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁men ▁and ▁caval ry ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁war . ▁After wards ▁the ▁men ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁tribes ▁and ▁continued ▁with ▁their ▁daily ▁work ; ▁military ▁service ▁was ▁not ▁enfor ced ▁with ▁the ▁tribes . ▁The ▁regular ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁em ir ▁was ▁formed ▁of ▁volunte ers . ▁Rec ruit ment ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁all ▁regions ▁and ▁all ▁tribes , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁j ih ad ▁against ▁the ▁French ▁inv aders . ▁Rec ruit ment ▁had ▁no ▁requirements ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁all ▁ages ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Em ir ate . ▁The ▁em ir ▁organized ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Em ir ate ▁because ▁he ▁knew ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁confront ▁French ▁arm ies ▁that ▁were ▁better - tra ined ▁and ▁better - equ ipped , ▁commanded ▁by ▁experienced ▁officers ▁and ▁gener als . ▁The ▁em ir ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁leader ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁national ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁history ▁of ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁fact ories ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁weapons ▁using ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁French , ▁Sp ani ards ▁and ▁It ali ans . ▁ ▁He ▁called ▁his ▁army ▁Ja ish ▁Al - M oh amm adi ▁( M oh amm ad ' s ▁Army ), ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁divisions : ▁inf antry , ▁caval ry ▁and ▁art illery . ▁Then ▁he ▁developed ▁military ▁law ▁regarding