▁campaign ". ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁res ented ▁having ▁to ▁wear ▁uniform s ▁( per ce ived ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁servant ▁li very ) ▁when ▁on ▁duty ▁at ▁Vers a illes ▁and ▁eventually ▁won ▁the ▁con cess ion ▁of ▁appearing ▁in ▁civil ian ▁court ▁dress ▁with ▁their ▁military ▁bel ts ▁and ▁s words , ▁except ▁when ▁on ▁para de . ▁ ▁Revolution ▁and ▁Rest oration ▁The ▁Gar de ▁du ▁Corps ▁featured ▁consp ic u ously ▁in ▁several ▁inc idents ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Gar de ▁hosted ▁a ▁ban quet ▁to ▁welcome ▁their ▁colle agues ▁of ▁the ▁" R ég iment ▁de ▁Fland re " ▁line ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Army , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁Vers a illes ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁dis band ed ▁French ▁Gu ards ▁( G ard es ▁Fran ca is ). ▁The ▁latter ▁regiment ▁had ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁six ▁weeks ▁before . ▁The ▁ban quet ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁Paris ▁as ▁a ▁royal ist ▁prov ocation ▁and ▁an ▁angry ▁crowd ▁of ▁thousands ▁march ed ▁on ▁Vers a illes . ▁During ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 5 ▁October ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁crowd ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁Palace , ▁killing ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁Gard es ▁du ▁Corps ▁on ▁duty . ▁Other ▁Gard es ▁du ▁Corps ▁held ▁the ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁apart ments ▁until ▁gr en ad iers