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National Guard (France)
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The National Guard is a French military, gendarmerie, and police reserve force, active in its current form since 2016 but originally founded in 1789 during the French Revolution. In 2016, France annou
The National Guard of Paris Departs for the Army (Léon Cogniet, 1834)
The National Guard of Paris Departs for the Army (Léon Cogniet, 1834)
Soldiers of the Quimper National Guard escorting royalist rebels in Brittany (1792). Painting by Jules Girardet.
Soldiers of the Quimper National Guard escorting royalist rebels in Brittany (1792). Painting by Jules Girardet.
Philippe Lenoir, (1785–1867), French painter, in his National Guard uniform. By Horace Vernet (1789–1863)
Philippe Lenoir, (1785–1867), French painter, in his National Guard uniform. By Horace Vernet (1789–1863)
The National Guard at the Battle of Paris in 1814
The National Guard at the Battle of Paris in 1814
French Armed Forces
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The French Armed Forces are the military of France. They consist of four service branches: The Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the F
National Guard (France)
…October 2016, during a weekly meeting of the Cabinet, the National Guard was officially reconstituted after 145 years, as the fifth service branch of the French Armed Forces under the Ministry of the Armed Forces. The revitalized Guard would also reinforce elements of the National Gendarmerie and the National Police in…
Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar after the Battle of Alesia during the Roman conquest of Gaul (58–50 BC)
Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar after the Battle of Alesia during the Roman conquest of Gaul (58–50 BC)
King Philip II shortly before the victorious Battle of Bouvines during the Anglo-French War (1213–1214)
King Philip II shortly before the victorious Battle of Bouvines during the Anglo-French War (1213–1214)
Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)
Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)
King Francis I at the Battle of Marignano during the Italian Wars (1494–1559)
King Francis I at the Battle of Marignano during the Italian Wars (1494–1559)