thumb|French aide-de-camp, Napoleonic Wars. In the French Army the term for batman was ordonnance ("orderly"). Batmen were officially abolished after World War II. However, in the 1960s there were still batmen in the French Army.
thumb|french aide-de-camp napoleonic wars in the french army the term for batman was ordonnance ("orderly") batmen were officially abolished after world war ii however in the 1960s there were still batmen in the french army