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Drum of the Edinburgh City Guard (late 18thC) bearing the city's coat of arms

A city guard, city watch, town guard, or town watch were local militia companies formed to enforce municipal laws. Usually subordinate to the local municipal government, many cities had their own guard formations which doubled as police and military forces in times of need.

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City guard

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Boston City Guard Cambridge City Guard Chicago Light Guard Detroit Light Guard Hannibal Guards Montgomery Guards Richardson Light Guard Salem Light Guard Swatara...

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Coast Guard City

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A Coast Guard City is a United States municipality designated as such by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on application of the local civilian...

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Swiss Guard

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and honour guard unit maintained by the Holy See that protects the Pope and the Apostolic Palace within the territory of the Vatican City State. Established...

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Home guard

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armed citizen militia (1945) Auxiliary Units City guard Civil Guard (disambiguation) Gendarmerie Home Guard (India) Home Army (Armia Krajowa), Poland, World...

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California Army National Guard

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National Guard (CA ARNG) is one of three components of the California National Guard, a reserve of the United States Army, and part of the National Guard of...

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Jewish City Guard

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Jewish City Guard (Polish: Gwardia Miejska Starozakonna) was a paramilitary militia force in Poland during the November Uprising. On 20 December 1830 the...

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Municipal police

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formations of municipal police still carry the name of the city/communal/municipal guard. County police Garde champêtre Metropolitan police Police area...

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Old Guard

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up old guard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Old Guard or The Old Guard may refer to: Old Guard (France), units of the French Imperial Guard under...

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United States Coast Guard

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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces...

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The City Guard in Osijek

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The City Guard (Croatian: Zgrada Glavne straže) is the name of the building which formerly housed the city guard of Osijek, Croatia. It is located in Tvrđa...

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Praetorian Guard

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The Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae) was an elite unit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents...

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Royal guard

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the Guard, in the United Kingdom Pontifical Swiss Guard, in Vatican City Foot guards Household Division Imperial guard Lifeguard Presidential guard Colour...

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Swiss Guards

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Italian: Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) stationed in Vatican City. The modern Papal Swiss Guard serves as both a ceremonial unit and a bodyguard. Established...

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Law enforcement in Poland

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Law enforcement in Poland consists of the Police (Policja), City Guards (named in urban areas "Straż Miejska" or in rural areas "Straż Gminna", which...

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Red Guards

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almost every Chinese city and a majority of counties had Red Guard activity. Eighty-five percent of counties had local Red Guard activity by October 1966...

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Military in Vatican City

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conclusion of an armistice with the Allies, the Palatine Guard was charged with protecting Vatican City, various Vatican properties in Rome, and the pope's...

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National Guard

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French Guards. National Guard may refer to: National Guard (Mauritania) Tunisian National Guard, a separate military force of Tunisia National Guard (Brazil)...

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Palatine Guard

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the corps was confined to Vatican City where they performed ceremonial functions as a guard of honor. The Palatine Guard were usually seen either when the...

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Rock City Guards

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The Rock City Guards were a militia battalion raised in Nashville, Tennessee in 1860 in anticipation of the American Civil War. 327 men joined the organization;...

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List of United States Coast Guard stations

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contains a list of United States Coast Guard stations in the United States within the United States Coast Guard's nine districts. There are currently many...

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Guard of honour

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A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military,...

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