0 - 1 7 9 0 ▁: ▁Anne ▁Christian ▁de ▁Mont mor ency - L ux emb ourg , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Be aum ont ▁▁ 1 8 1 5 ''' ▁: ▁Pierre ▁Louis ▁François ▁P ault re ▁de ▁Lam otte ▁( 1 7 7 4 - 1 8 4 0 ), ▁mar éch al ▁de ▁camp , ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁Gard es - du - Cor ps ▁( L ux emb ourg ) ▁ ▁Gard es ▁de ▁la ▁Man che ▁The ▁Gard es ▁de ▁la ▁Man che ▁() ▁was ▁an ▁el ite ▁det achment ▁formed ▁as ▁the ▁king ' s ▁personal ▁guard ▁by ▁Charles ▁VII ▁with ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁Company ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Arch ers . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁oldest ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Scottish ▁Company . ▁The ▁name ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁stood ▁so ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁br ushed ▁by ▁his ▁sle e ves . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁this ▁guard ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁men . ▁The ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Gar de ▁de ▁La ▁Mar che ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁First ▁Man - at - ar ms ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁A ▁less ▁successful , ▁body guard ▁was ▁The ▁Fort y - F ive , ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁É per non ▁to ▁provide ▁Henry ▁III ▁of ▁France ▁with ▁protection ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Henry s . ▁ ▁They ▁served ▁Henry ▁III