“La Garde”
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“La Garde” refers to the elite French Imperial Guard of Napoleon Bonaparte, renowned for its battlefield prowess, discipline, and loyalty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “La Garde” canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Guard
ⓘ
elite military formation ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French Imperial Guard
ⓘ
Napoleon’s Imperial Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Garde impériale
|
| associatedWith |
French military glory
ⓘ
Napoleonic legend ⓘ |
| commandStructure | directly subordinate to Napoleon ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | fall of Napoleon ⓘ |
| engagedInConflict |
Battle of Austerlitz
ⓘ
Battle of Leipzig ⓘ Battle of Wagram ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ French invasion of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian campaign of 1812
|
| famousEpisode | final attacks at Waterloo ⓘ |
| formedUnder | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial duties
ⓘ
guarding imperial palaces ⓘ shock troops in decisive moments ⓘ |
| hadBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| hadSubunit |
Middle Guard
ⓘ
Old Guard ⓘ Young Guard ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| influenced | later European elite guards ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The Guard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
battlefield prowess
ⓘ
discipline ⓘ elite status within the French army ⓘ loyalty to Napoleon ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande Armée ⓘ |
| reputation | near-invincible force until late in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| role |
Napoleon’s household troops
ⓘ
personal bodyguard of Napoleon ⓘ strategic reserve ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
long service record
ⓘ
proven bravery in battle ⓘ veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of Napoleonic prestige
ⓘ
political support base for Napoleon ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | distinctive and ornate uniforms ⓘ |
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