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Gendarmes
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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E . men-at-arms), a military police in France organised since the Revolution, and charged with maintaining the public safety. The gendarmerie is considered a part of the regular army, and is divided into legions and companies; but the pay is better than that of an ordinary soldier. In the 14th and 15th centuries the name was applied to the heavy French cavalry, and later to the royal bodyguard of the Bourbons.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gendarmes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gendarmes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gendarmes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gendarmes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
