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| Tango01 | 24 Aug 2014 10:31 p.m. PST |
"In the 18th and 19th centuries, one could not be royal without one's royal guard. The Bourbon kings of France had their Maison du Roi. As a general, Napoleon had his regiment of Guides, a must for a general's security and prestige. When he became First Consul, then Emperor, he naturally set up his Imperial Guard (La Garde Impériale). The Imperial Guard grew out of the Consular Guard, which grew out of the Guard of the Executive Directory, which was preceded by the Guard of the Convention. The Guard of the Convention was created by the Committee of Public Safety in 1792 to protect the National Convention from the Paris mob, which tended to show up and make demands with clubs, pikes, and firearms. The Directory replaced the Convention in 1795; in 1796, it created the Guard of the Executive Directory: two companies of cavalry and two of infantry, a total of 224 men…"
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