Royal Guards (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
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The Royal Guards, also known as the Royal Foot Guards (Polish: Gwardia Piesza Koronna), were the royal guard units of the military of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which existed from 1569 to 1795. Charged with the protection of Poland-Lithuania's royal family, they formed either part of the Polish Crown Army or the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, and fought in numerous conflicts Poland-Lithuania participated in during the early modern period. All Royal Guards units ceased to exist after Poland-Lithuania was dissolved in 1795 as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.[1]