Definition of Garde civique. Meaning of Garde civique. Synonyms of Garde civique

- The Garde Civique or Burgerwacht (French and Dutch; "Civic Guard") was a Belgian paramilitary militia which existed between 1830 and 1920. Created in...
- large militia known as the Garde Civique (Burgerwacht in Dutch). Formed soon after the Belgian Revolution in 1830, the Garde was a paramilitary organisation...
- Civic Guard may refer to: Garde Civique, Belgium (1830-1920) Garda Síochána, Ireland Schutterij, Netherlands Civil Guard (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
- armed 100,000 civilians as "inactive Garde Civique", who joined the 46,000 members of the active Garde Civique. Zuber called the inactive members untrained...
- between forts, c. 6,000 fortress troops and members of the paramilitary Garde Civique, equipped with rifles and machine-guns. The garrison of c. 32,000 men...
- more than 50,000 strikers. Violent confrontations broke out with the Garde Civique (the Civil Guard or militia) around the country. The government soon...
- Brussels, Belgium. Opened in 1889, it was intended as a place where the Garde Civique and the army could conduct shooting drills. During both world wars,...
- war crimes in Belgium were in response to guerrilla warfare by the Garde Civique and that the Belgian government was itself to blame for covertly backing...
- paramilitary forces raised in some French colonies for service in that colony. Garde Civique of Belgium, a historic militia maintained until 1914. Civil Guard (Costa...
- Belgium suffered, Leopold reorganised national defence, disbanded the Garde Civique and legislated the army's numbers at 80,000 men. When the Dutch abandoned...