National Guard

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The National Guard was a French citizen militia formed during the French Revolution that played a key role in maintaining order and influencing political events throughout the revolutionary and early 19th-century periods.

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Label Occurrences
National Guard canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
militia
activityPeriod 19th century
late 18th century
alsoKnownAs Garde nationale NERFINISHED
armedWith bayonets
muskets
commandLanguage French
composedOf citizen soldiers
country France
dissolutionBy French Third Republic NERFINISHED
dissolved 1872
formedDuring French Revolution NERFINISHED
foundingLocation Paris NERFINISHED
garrison French cities
Paris NERFINISHED
governedBy elected officers (in several periods)
headquartersLocation Paris
historicalPeriod Age of Revolution NERFINISHED
Napoleonic era NERFINISHED
inception 1789
influenced French politics
urban public order
legalStatus part-time citizen force
notableCommander Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED
participatedIn defense of Paris
internal security operations
partOf French armed forces (various regimes) NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn 10 August 1792 insurrection
February Revolution of 1848 NERFINISHED
French Revolution NERFINISHED
July Revolution of 1830 NERFINISHED
Paris Commune of 1871 NERFINISHED
Storming of the Bastille NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment varied by period
purpose defense of the Revolution
maintaining order
recruitedFrom bourgeoisie
property-owning citizens
urban middle classes
relatedTo French Army NERFINISHED
French Gendarmerie NERFINISHED
subordinateTo central government (later phases)
municipal authorities (early phase)
symbol tricolor cockade
typeOf reserve force
wore blue National Guard uniform

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June Days Uprising opposedBy National Guard