. ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁Wars ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁save ▁Francis ▁I ▁from ▁being ▁captured ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁P avia . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁the ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁campaign ed ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Su cc ession ▁because ▁it ▁only ▁went ▁on ▁campaign ▁when ▁the ▁king ▁was ▁present . ▁The ▁last ▁battle ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁was ▁present ▁was ▁Lau ff eld ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 7 4 7 . ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁military ▁quality ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁other ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House hold ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁French ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Gu ards , ▁the ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁was ▁an ▁exclus ively ▁arist ocr atic ▁corps . ▁Even ▁the ▁rank ▁and ▁file ▁were ▁drawn ▁from ▁families ▁with ▁appropriate ▁social ▁background s . ▁As ▁such ▁they ▁were ▁noted ▁for ▁their ▁court ly ▁man ners ▁but ▁less ▁so ▁for ▁their ▁professional ism ▁and ▁military ▁skills . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁court ier ▁gu ards men ▁station ed ▁at ▁Vers a illes ▁were ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁regular ▁training ▁beyond ▁cer emon ial ▁dr ill , ▁and ▁extended ▁periods ▁of ▁leave ▁from ▁duty ▁were ▁common . ▁A ▁critical ▁report , ▁dated ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁Body ▁Guard ▁and ▁other ▁" dist ingu ished ▁units ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁privileges ▁are ▁always ▁very ▁expensive ▁- ▁fight ▁less ▁than ▁line ▁troops , ▁are ▁usually ▁badly ▁discipl ined ▁and ▁badly ▁trained , ▁and ▁are ▁always ▁very ▁embar rass ing ▁on