The "Garde" was founded through the amalgamation of various militia groups created by the middle classes during the anarchy following the revolution and acted as a quasi-military "gendarmarie", with the primary role of maintaining social order within Belgium until its disestablishment in 1920.
The "Garde" was founded through the amalgamation of various militia groups created by the middle classes during the anarchy following the revolution and acted as a quasi-military "gendarmarie". This was with the primary role of maintaining social order within Belgium until its disestablishment in 1920.