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The Musketeers of the Guard wore an early type of military uniform with a tabard (known as soubreveste), indicating that they "belonged" to the King, and an embroidered white cross denoting the fact that they were formed during the Huguenot rebellions in support of the Catholic cause.
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The Musketeers of the Guard were a junior unit, initially of...
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Los mosqueteros de la Guardia (en francés Mousquetaires de la garde), también llamados «mosqueteros negros» y «mosqueteros grises», fueron una compañía de combate de la rama militar de la Maison du Roi, la casa real de Francia.
Charles de Batz de Castelmore (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl də bats də kastɛlmɔʁ]), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan (c. 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard.
The Musketeers of the Guard were a junior unit, initially of roughly company strength, of the military branch of the Royal Household. They were created in 1622 when Louis XIII furnished a company of light cavalry (the " carabiniers ", created by Louis' father Henry IV ) with muskets.
The Musketeers of the Guard were an elite company of the Maison du Roi from 1622 to 1816. King Louis XIII of France founded the unit when he furnished a company of light cavalry with muskets, and they replaced the functions of the Garde du Corps and the Swiss Guards while the King was traveling...
The Musketeers of the military household of the King of France (Mousquetaires de la maison militaire du roi de France), also known as the Musketeers of the Guard (French: Mousquetaires de la garde) or King's Musketeers (Mousquetaires du roi), were an elite fighting company of the military branch of the Maison du Roi, the royal household of the ...
The Musketeers of the Guard (French; otherwise royal musketeers - French; full name - Musketeers of military Household of King of France - French) were a fighting company of the military branch of the Maison du Roi, the Royal Household of the French monarchy.
