ket , ▁the ▁sle e vel ess ▁sou bre v este ▁and ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁blue ▁c ass ock ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁monarch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁the ▁Mus k ete ers ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁Louis ▁XVI , ▁for ▁budget ary ▁reasons . ▁Following ▁the ▁first ▁Bour bon ▁Rest oration , ▁the ▁Mus k ete ers ▁were ▁re est ab lished ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁military ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁House hold . ▁These ▁expensive ▁and ▁arist ocr atic ▁reg iments ▁proved ▁in effect ive ▁when ▁Napoleon ▁returned ▁from ▁El ba , ▁mostly ▁dispers ing ▁though ▁some ▁accompanied ▁Louis ▁XVIII ▁into ▁brief ▁ex ile . ▁Following ▁the ▁second ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Mon archy , ▁the ▁Mus k ete ers ▁were ▁finally ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Dec ades ▁later , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁this ▁group ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁now - f am ous ▁serial ▁publication ▁The ▁Three ▁Mus k ete ers , ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁Le ▁Si è cle ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁The ▁author , ▁Alexandre ▁Dum as , ▁père , ▁based ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁M ém oires ▁de ▁Monsieur ▁d ' Ar tag nan , ▁cap itaine ▁lieutenant ▁de ▁la ▁première ▁compagnie ▁des ▁M ous qu eta ires ▁du ▁Ro i ▁( Mem oir s ▁of ▁M