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	==History==		==History==
	Originally established as the Swiss Hundred Guard (''Cent Suisses'') in 1480,<ref name "Wiki">{{WP\|Swiss Guards}}</ref> they were regularly stationed in [[Paris]]. By the middle of the 18th century, a group of around 10 soldiers was also tasked with maintaining order and arresting lawbreakers at the [[Champs-Élysées]].<ref name="DB"/>		Originally established as the Swiss Hundred Guard (''Cent Suisses'') in 1480,<ref name "Wiki">{{WP\|Swiss Guards}}</ref> they were regularly stationed in [[Paris]]. By the middle of the 18th century, a group of around ten soldiers was also tasked with maintaining order and arresting lawbreakers at the [[Champs-Élysées]].<ref name="DB"/>

	A particularly notable episode for the Swiss Guards ~~occured~~ during the [[French Revolution]]: the [[10 August\|massacre]] at the [[Tuileries Palace]].<ref name="DB"/> After the revolutionaries petitioned once again for King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] to be deposed in 6 August 1792, the King instead of stepping down, strengthened his positions at the Tuileries Palace from 2,000 to 3,000 men, mainly Swiss Guards.<ref name="August 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 10 August]]</ref> The guards were still badly outnumbered<ref name="Correspondence">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The King's Correspondence]]</ref> and were overwhelmed once the fighting started, being massacred almost to a man.<ref name="August 10"/> The few that escaped were killed on the streets.<ref name="Bloodbath">''[[Project Widow]]'' – Bloodbath at Tuileries</ref> Swiss Guards also featured among the so-called "enemies of liberty", the main targets during the [[September Massacres]].<ref name="September">''[[Project Widow]]'' – September Massacres</ref>		A particularly notable episode for the Swiss Guards occurred during the [[French Revolution]]: the [[10 August\|massacre]] at the [[Tuileries Palace]].<ref name="DB"/> After the revolutionaries petitioned once again for King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] to be deposed in 6 August 1792, the King instead of stepping down, strengthened his positions at the Tuileries Palace from 2,000 to 3,000 men, mainly Swiss Guards.<ref name="August 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 10 August]]</ref> The guards were still badly outnumbered<ref name="Correspondence">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The King's Correspondence]]</ref> and were overwhelmed once the fighting started, being massacred almost to a man.<ref name="August 10"/> The few that escaped were killed on the streets.<ref name="Bloodbath">''[[Project Widow]]'' – Bloodbath at Tuileries</ref> Swiss Guards also featured among the so-called "enemies of liberty", the main targets during the [[September Massacres]].<ref name="September">''[[Project Widow]]'' – September Massacres</ref>

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	{{Faction infobox		{{Faction infobox
	\|name = Swiss ~~Guard~~		\|name = Swiss Guards
	\|image = ACU Swiss Guard.png		\|image = ACU Swiss Guard.png
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{{Era|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL|Swiss Guards}}
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|leader =
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|locations = [[France]]
|parent =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|subsidiaries =
|related = [[French Army]]
|religion =
|formed = 1480 {{c|''Cent suisses''}}<br>1616 {{c|''Gardes suisses''}}
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The '''Swiss Guards''' (French: ''Le Gardes suisses'') were regiments of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[mercenaries]] hired to protect the [[France|French]] royal family and their places of residence. Highly sought after throughout [[Europe]], these Swiss warriors were considered to be "good, obedient and ferocious soldiers".<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Swiss Guard]]</ref>

==History==
Originally established as the Swiss Hundred Guard (''Cent Suisses'') in 1480,<ref name "Wiki">{{WP|Swiss Guards}}</ref> they were regularly stationed in [[Paris]]. By the middle of the 18th century, a group of around 10 soldiers was also tasked with maintaining order and arresting lawbreakers at the [[Champs-Élysées]].<ref name="DB"/>

A particularly notable episode for the Swiss Guards occured during the [[French Revolution]]: the [[10 August|massacre]] at the [[Tuileries Palace]].<ref name="DB"/> After the revolutionaries petitioned once again for King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] to be deposed in 6 August 1792, the King instead of stepping down, strengthened his positions at the Tuileries Palace from 2,000 to 3,000 men, mainly Swiss Guards.<ref name="August 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 10 August]]</ref> The guards were still badly outnumbered<ref name="Correspondence">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The King's Correspondence]]</ref> and were overwhelmed once the fighting started, being massacred almost to a man.<ref name="August 10"/> The few that escaped were killed on the streets.<ref name="Bloodbath">''[[Project Widow]]'' – Bloodbath at Tuileries</ref> Swiss Guards also featured among the so-called "enemies of liberty", the main targets during the [[September Massacres]].<ref name="September">''[[Project Widow]]'' – September Massacres</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Project Widow]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACU}}
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Guards]]