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Inspection of the Dutch Guards, 1778.

The Dutch Guards (Dutch: Hollandsche Gardes), nicknamed the Blue Guards (Dutch: Blauwe Garde) in the late 17th century, were an elite infantry unit of the army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the Dutch Republic.

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