 Garde du Corps (France)

The Gardes-du-Corps (, "Bodyguard") was the senior formation of the King of France's Household Cavalry within the "Maison militaire du roi de France".The oldest unit in the "Garde du Corps" was the Company of Scottish Archers, later just the 1st Scottish Company or "Garde Écossaise", formed in 1419 from Scots that fought for the French during Hundred Years' War.