Garde

( Fr. ). Guard. Garde de l’armée , the grand guard of an army. Guards in the old French service were usually divided into three sorts: guards of honor , fatigue guard , and the general’s guard . That was called a guard of honor in which the officers and men were exposed to danger. A fatigue guard belonging to a garrison or camp. A general’s guard was mounted before the door or gate of a house in which the commanding officer resided.