Gardes françaises
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The Gardes françaises were an elite infantry regiment of the French royal household, serving as a key component of the king’s guard and playing a notable role in the events leading up to the French Revolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardes françaises canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Household troops
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ military unit of the Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1563 ⓘ |
| allegiance | King of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early stages of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| basedIn | Faubourg Saint-Honoré area of Paris ⓘ |
| commandStructure | organized into battalions and companies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1789 ⓘ |
| disbandedDuring | French Revolution ⓘ |
| duty |
ceremonial guard duties for the king
ⓘ
guarding royal palaces in and around Paris ⓘ internal security in Paris ⓘ |
| engagement |
Seven Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Years’ War
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| garrison | Paris ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
|
| language | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron
ⓘ
surface form:
Duc de Biron
Florent-Claude du Châtelet ⓘ
surface form:
Duc du Châtelet
|
| notableEvent |
Day of the Tiles in Grenoble
ⓘ
Réveillon riots ⓘ Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| notableRole |
defection of many soldiers to the revolutionary cause in 1789
ⓘ
participation of mutinous soldiers in the Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maison du Roi
ⓘ
surface form:
Maison militaire du roi de France
|
| predecessor |
Gardes de la Porte
ⓘ
surface form:
Gardes de la prévôté de l’Hôtel du Roi
|
| reasonForDisbandment | loss of royal confidence after large-scale desertions in 1789 ⓘ |
| recruitment | primarily recruited from Paris and Île-de-France ⓘ |
| role |
component of the king’s guard
ⓘ
elite infantry of the royal household ⓘ |
| size | about 3,000 to 4,000 men in the 18th century ⓘ |
| socialComposition | largely commoner rank-and-file with noble officers ⓘ |
| stationedNear |
Palace of Versailles at various times
ⓘ
Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| status | elite unit within the French royal army ⓘ |
| successor | Garde nationale (Paris) in practice ⓘ |
| training | professional standing troops ⓘ |
| translationOfName | French Guards ⓘ |
| type | line infantry with guard status ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
blue coat with red facings (18th century)
ⓘ
tricorn hat (18th century) ⓘ |
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