National Guard (France)

National Guard
National Guard
Garde nationale
	Logo of the National Guard (since 2016)
Active	1789–1827; 1831–1872; 2016–present
Country	France
Type	Reserve
Size	75,000
Part of	French Armed Forces; National Police
Motto(s)	Honneur et Patrie; "Honour and Fatherland"
Engagements	French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars; Greek War of Independence; Conquest of Algeria; Crimean War; Franco-Austrian War; Franco-Prussian War; Paris Commune;
Website	garde-nationale.gouv.fr
Commanders
Minister of the Armed Forces	Florence Parly
Secretary General for the National Guard	General Véronique Batut
Notable; commanders	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette

The National Guard (French: Garde nationale) is a French military, gendarmerie, and police reserve force, it is active in its current form since 2016 but was originally founded in 1789 during the French Revolution.

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