Garde du Directoire
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The Garde du Directoire was an elite French military guard unit that protected the executive government during the French Directory period following the Revolution.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guard unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | French Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForceType | standing army unit ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | coup d’État politics of the late 1790s ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | rise of the Consulate ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Garde consulaire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Guard of Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Garde Nationale (as principal political guard) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAs | elite formation selected from line troops ⓘ |
| function |
escort duty for Directors
ⓘ
guarding the executive palace ⓘ maintenance of order in the capital ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentSeatGuarded | Luxembourg Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeProtected | Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ceremonial guard
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ personal guard of the Directors ⓘ protection of the executive government ⓘ |
| historicalEra | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| notableSuccessorUnit |
Garde consulaire
ⓘ
Garde impériale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | republican France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Maison militaire du roi de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French Revolutionary Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garde consulaire NERFINISHED ⓘ National Guard (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations | national ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
proven loyalty to the regime
ⓘ
veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| symbolOf | authority of the Directory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | state security force ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | late 18th-century French Revolutionary military fashion ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
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