HM Historex NCO French Revolutionary Wars Infantry 1792-1803

Detail of Gardes Suisses fusiliers from the plate by Eugene Leliepvre, Serie Ancien Regime No. 8
Historex Series 899 - The Swiss Guards, Gardes Suisses, represented in their uniform 1775-1792, are represented here since they were employed in the corps of the Maison du Roi during the French Revolution. They numbered as a single elite regiment but contained four large battalions. The Gardes Suisses along with the elite Gardes Francaises were used during wartime battlefield infantry much like Napoleon's Garde Imperiale. During peace time, they guarded Royal facilities, the Tuilleries Palace being one of significance. There, on 10 August 1792, a vicious mob of radical extremists and provincial militia stormed the Tuilleries and massacred nearly all of the Gardes Suisses. By 20 August 1792, the Gardes Suisses and all Swiss line infantry regiments were officially disbanded.
*ITEM*	*DESCRIPTION*	KIT
899001	Gardes Suisses 1775-1792 - Officer	$18.00
899002	Gardes Suisses 1775-1792 - Standard Bearer	$18.00
899003	Gardes Suisses 1775-1792 - NCO	$18.00
899004	Gardes Suisses 1775-1792 - Soldier	$18.00
899005	Gardes Suisses 1775-1792 - Drummer	$18.00