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... An imperial guard or palace guard is a special group of troops (or a member thereof) of an empire, typically closely associated directly with the Emperor or Empress ... Napoleon's Imperial Guard is an example of this ... Some empires maintained guard units, such as the British Empire, which still exist ...
... The artillery of the Guard, therefore, came into action above Ligny to prepare Blücher's centre for assault ... as this passed over, the guns opened and the Old Guard, supported by the reserve cavalry – the Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale – led by Guyot, as well as Milhaud's IV Cavalry Corps proceeded ... salvo of 60 guns gave the signal for a combined assault to be delivered by Gerard and the Guard, with Milhaud moving on their right flank ...
... The term has been used in fiction Imperial Guard, a group of alien warriors in the Marvel Comics universe that are charged with the duty of serving the Shi'ar Empire ... Emperor's Royal Guard, Emperor Palpatine's personal protectors in the Star Wars universe ... The Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000), the army of the Imperium in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniature wargame ...
... The United States Coast Guard dealt with "absolutely incredible, unbelievable" conditions within the Gulf of Mexico ... Seven of its crew died when a Coast Guard helicopter was forced back to base due to low fuel levels after rescuing three of their crew ... In all, the Coast Guard rescued 235 people from over 100 boats across the Gulf of Mexico during the tempest ...
... Guard (computer science), in programming language, an expression that directs program execution Guard (information security), a device for controlling communication between ...
Famous quotes containing the word guard:
“It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1987)
“Most of us are aware of and pretend to detest the barefaced instances of that hypocrisy by which men deceive others, but few of us are upon our guard or see that more fatal hypocrisy by which we deceive and over-reach our own hearts.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
—Bible: New Testament, Philippians 4:7.