ðeɪ wɜː fˈɜːst ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd æt lə pˈaɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd kənspˈɪkjuːəsli ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv fˈɪlɪp ˈɔːɡʌstəs ɐɡˈɛnst stˈiːvən aɪ ʌv sˈænsɛɹə ænd hɪz bɹˈæbænsən mˈɜːsənˌɛɹiz ðˈɛn ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹleɪˌænaɪz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
They were first organised at Le Puy in 1182 and participated conspicuously in support of Philip Augustus against Stephen I of Sancerre and his Brabançon mercenaries then ravaging the Orléanais in 1184.