Consular Guard
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The Consular Guard was an elite military unit of Napoleon Bonaparte that served as his personal guard and later formed the core of the prestigious French Imperial Guard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Consular Guard canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite guard unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
First French Empire
ⓘ
French Consulate ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First Consul of France
ⓘ
surface form:
First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
First French Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| composedOf |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ marines of the Guard ⓘ |
| convertedInto | core of the Imperial Guard ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| discipline | strict ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1804 ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| governmentFormContext |
French Consulate
ⓘ
surface form:
French Consulate government
|
| historicalEra |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic Wars period
|
| inception | 1799 ⓘ |
| influenced | organization of later Imperial Guard units ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French Consulate ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Hohenlinden
ⓘ
Battle of Marengo ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Army
ⓘ
French Imperial Guard ⓘ |
| payAndPrivileges |
better rations
ⓘ
higher pay than line troops ⓘ special quarters ⓘ |
| precededBy | French Revolutionary government guard units ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
French Imperial Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard (Napoleon)
|
| primaryFunction | protect the First Consul ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
veterans from other French Revolutionary armies
ⓘ
veterans from the Army of Italy ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs |
Imperial Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Guard (Imperial Guard)
|
| role | personal guard of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | serve as reserve elite troops in battle ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
proven bravery in combat
ⓘ
strict height requirements ⓘ veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| status | elite formation ⓘ |
| symbolOf | prestige of Napoleon’s regime ⓘ |
| training | intensive drill and combat training ⓘ |
| typeOf |
Republican guard
ⓘ
household troops ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
bearskin caps for grenadiers
ⓘ
distinctive ornate uniforms ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.