roi de France, had two units of gendarmes: the Gendarmes de la garde (Guard Gendarmes), created in 1609 and the Gendarmes de France or Gendarmes d'Ordonnance...
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The Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde impériale (English: "élite gendarmes of the Imperial Guard") was a gendarmerie unit formed in 1801 by Napoleon as part...
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young man he won a fencing contest leading to his appointment as a "gendarme de la garde du roi" by king Louis XVI. Having received music and musical composition...
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Grenadiers (1er Régiment de Grenadiers-à-Pied de la Garde Impériale) was founded from the Consular Guard Grenadiers (Gardes des Consuls), which had been...
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included the gardes de la prevote, the gardes de la porte, the gendarmes de la Garde, and the chevau-legers de la Garde. The Mousquetaires de la Garde had already...
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From his earliest youth Thomas de Treil de Pardailhan embarked on a military career, being made a gendarme de la garde du roi aged 10, then a musketeer...
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Republican Guard (France) (redirect from Garde Républicaine)
The Republican Guard (French: Garde républicaine, [ɡaʁd ʁepyblikɛn]) is part of the French National Gendarmerie. It is responsible for special security...
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Mobile Gendarmerie (redirect from Gendarme mobile)
disestablished. La Garde, a new organization 6,000 strong, was created separate from the Gendarmerie but staffed primarily with former GRM gendarmes. It was attached...
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National Gendarmerie (redirect from Inspection générale de la Gendarmerie nationale)
such as palaces and the mint (e.g., the garde de la prévôté de l'hôtel du roi and the prévôté des monnaies de Paris.) While its existence ensured the...
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Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (redirect from Regiment de Grenadiers-à-Cheval de la Garde Impériale)
Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (French: Grenadiers à Cheval de La Garde Impériale) was a heavy cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial...
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2nd Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Dutch) (redirect from 2e régiment de chevau-légers lanciers de la Garde impériale)
The 2e régiment de chevau-légers lanciers de la Garde Impériale (English: 2nd Regiment of Light Cavalry Lancers of the Imperial Guard) was a light cavalry...
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Uniformes de Premier Empire. (Complete 10 Volume set). Paris: Grancher, 1977–1985. Vol. 1. La Garde Imperiale, Troupes a Pied. (Tome I); Vol. 2. La Garde Imperiale...
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Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard (redirect from 1er Regiment de Chasseurs-a-Cheval de la Garde Impériale)
Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard (French: Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale) constituted a light cavalry regiment in the Consular, then...
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Police ranks of France (section Garde-Champêtre)
volunteer assistant gendarmes Officers Enlisted "Arrêté du 9 décembre 2019 relatif aux insignes et uniformes des personnels de la police nationale" [Order...
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General Tiresias, leaving her captive husband to the attentions of the local gendarme, who is fooled by his female attire. Off-stage, General Tiresias starts...
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in the Gendarmes de la Garde, he held the position of standard-bearer of the company. Hercule Mériadec's siblings included Louis Constantin de Rohan,...
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Dragoons of the Imperial Guard (redirect from Dragons de la Garde Imperiale)
The Empress's Dragoons of the Imperial Guard (French: Dragons de l'Impératrice de la Garde Impériale) was a heavy cavalry unit formed by Napoleon I through...
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Sailors of the Imperial Guard (redirect from Marins de la Garde)
The Sailors of the Imperial Guard (French: Marins de la Garde Imperiale) were a naval unit within Napoleon's Imperial Guard. The unit's soldiers not only...
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House of Rohan (redirect from De Rohan)
Mériadec de Rohan (13 November 1688 - 21 December 1757), Duke of Montbazon, Prince of Guéméné, standard-bearer of the Gendarmes de la Garde. Jules Hercule...
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Saint-Tropez (redirect from Golfe de Saint-Tropez)
Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) and its sequels Le Gendarme à New York (1965), Le gendarme se marie (1968), Le Gendarme en balade (1970), Le Gendarme...
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control over all the nuclear forces and weapons. More specifically, the gendarmes of this unit are responsible for ensuring the protection and the readiness...
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(uncredited) Kriss Romani (1963) as Le garde de Pilate (uncredited) Bebert and the Train (1963) as Un gendarme Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) as Maréchal...
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Guard (Vichy France) (redirect from Garde (Vichy France))
(2001). Les gendarmes dans la Résistance (in French). Presses de la Cité. Cazals, Claude (1997). La Garde sous Vichy (in French). Les Éditions La Musse. Cullen...
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Louis de Funès (31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. Louis de Funès made appearances in the following films. Raybaud, Claude...
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as Le gendarme Gates of Paris (1957) as Un inspecteur (uncredited) La Parisienne (1957) as Le policier motard (uncredited) La Tour, prends garde ! (1958)...
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The Baker of Valorgue (redirect from Le boulanger de Valorgue)
Mag-Avril as La Vieille Fille José Casa as Le garde-champêtre Manuel Gary as Le Receveur du Car René Génin as Arnaud, le secrétaire de mairie Antonin...
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Glossary of French words and expressions in English (redirect from Après-garde)
is a corruption of avant-garde) or "advance guard", in other words, "first to attack" (antonym of arrière-garde). avant la lettre used to describe something...
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directeur de la prison The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials (1979) - Le voleur du bidon d'huile Coup de tête (1979) - Rumin, le kinési La mer couleur de larmes...
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1st Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Polish) (redirect from 1er regiment de chevau-legers lanciers polonais de la Garde imperiale)
Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (French: 1er Régiment de Chevau-Légers Lancier de la Garde impériale (Polonais) / Polish: 1. Pułk Szwoleżerów-Lansjerów...
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Grande Armée (redirect from La Grande Armee)
small unit of elite Gendarmes and a squadron of Mamelukes. A third regiment was added in 1806, the Regiment de Dragons de la Garde Impériale (Later known...
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