The Compagnie d'Arc d'Amiens is an archery club founded on 14 November 1803 in Amiens and affiliated to the and the . History Urban Militia The armed troops were instituted for the defense and the police of the city of Amiens shortly after 1117, following the victory of the rebels against the seigniorial tyranny. The archers of the urban militia of Amiens were grouped in a group called the Grand Oath (Grand Serment), which consisted of 90 men recruited from the most notable families of the bourgeoisie. On an unknown date, perhaps towards the end of the fifteenth century, a Little Oath (Petit Serment) was made up, made up of 60 men. The members of the Oaths had to swear during their admissions to respect the Statutes of the group, the authority of the Captain and that of the city's Mayor. These 150 archers formed, with 60 crossbowmen, the specialized troops of the small municipal army. With the advent of firearms at the end of the 16th century, 60 arquebusiers and 80 couleuvriniers were added to their ranks. The Oaths were religious associations placed under the patronage of Saint Sebastian for the Grand Oath and Saint Christine for the Petit Oath, both killed by being riddled with arrows. The "Grand Oath" celebrated a solemn mass on the day of its patron, 20 January, on the left side altar of the . The archers of the city were deployed in the service of the King on numerous occasions, in particular at the battle of Bouvines in 1214. During the Hundred Years' War, they were opposed several times, to the English archers, better armed, their bows being high two meters allowed their arrows to be sent over two hundred meters. The Garden of the Grand Oath (Jardin du Grand Serment) is located against the ramparts from the 15th century to 1790, today from the Baraban bridge to the Célestins bridge. The (Bird shooting) was practiced there, then after the seventeenth century the Tir au berceau. The name of the rue des Archers (Archer's street) is a last memory of this garden. In this place, the militia organized once a year a contest whose goal was to touch a 3D representation of a bird, the first archer to succeed was named Roy for the year. If an archer succeeded three years in a row, he became Emperor. These titles gave rise to honors