at the time of the Revolution of 1789, the National Guard was formally disbanded on 14 March 1872 as a threat to the security and order of the new Third Republic. The National Guard was superseded by the creation of territorial regiments, made up of older men who had completed their period of full-time military service. These reserve units were embodied only in times of general mobilisation but remained an integral part of the regular Army. Resurrection (2016–present) After several terror attacks in France, which intensified in 2014–15, French President François Hollande declared the establishment of a new third National Guard. By his words, the Guard would be formed using military reserve forces. On 12 October 2016, during a weekly meeting of the Cabinet, the National Guard was officially reconstituted after 145 years, as the fifth service branch of the French Armed Forces under the Ministry of the Armed Forces. The revitalized Guard would also reinforce elements of the National Gendarmerie and the National Police in securing major events nationwide while it would perform its historical responsibility as a national military and police reserve service. It was expected that the new Guard would grow to a 72,500-member force in 2017 and grow to an 86,000-member national reserve in 2018. The formation of the revived Guard would be assisted with a dedicated 311-million euro budget and its personnel come from the reserves, members from the private sector and active personnel seconded to the service. Unlike the Guard of the Revolutionary Wars, its officers are now seconded from both the Army and the National Gendarmerie and are graduates of their respective academies. As of 2019, Division General Anne Fougerat serves as the Secretary-General for the National Guard, who reports to the Chief of Defence Staff and the Minister of the Armed Forces. Notes References Bibliography Further reading BIANCHI, Serge (ed.) ; DUPUY, Roger (ed.). La Garde nationale entre Nation et peuple en armes: Mythes et réalités, 1789-1871. New edition [online]. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2006 (generated 04 juillet 2021). Available on the Internet: <http://books.openedition.org/pur/16594>. . . Roger Dupuy (2010) La Garde nationale 1789-1872. Paris, Gallimard, GENTY, Maurice. Les débuts de la Garde nationale parisienne (1789-1791) In: La Garde nationale entre Nation et peuple en armes: Mythes et réalités, 1789-1871 [online]. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2006 (generated 04 juillet 2021). Available on the Internet: <http://books.openedition.org/pur/16612>. . . Bruce Vandervort, National Guard