▁keyboard ists ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁pian ists ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁viol in ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁viol in ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁pian ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁pian ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁viol in ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁British ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Gard es - du - Cor ps ▁( , ▁Body guard ) ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁France ' s ▁House hold ▁Caval ry ▁within ▁the ▁M aison ▁militaire ▁du ▁roi ▁de ▁France . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Foundation ▁The ▁oldest ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁was ▁the ▁Company ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Arch ers , ▁later ▁just ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Scottish ▁Company ▁or ▁Gar de ▁É c ossa ise , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 9 ▁from ▁Sc ots ▁that ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁during ▁H undred ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁This ▁unit ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁an ▁uncertain ▁date ▁between ▁ 1 4 2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 4 4 8 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁two ▁further ▁French ▁companies ▁were ▁raised . ▁A ▁final ▁company ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 5 1 5 . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁companies ▁initially ▁number ed ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁men . ▁ ▁Active ▁service ▁In ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁For n ovo ▁during ▁the ▁Italian ▁Wars ▁the ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁saved ▁king ▁Charles ▁VIII ▁from ▁being ▁captured ▁by ▁enemy ▁forces