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G U

G U 1

to be ;n d.lnger of

b~iog t~kco .

They'co,r,n b0th

of ho& alld foot, anel OIult nay at their polls till the

forr~gers

;11

come off the ground.

Cralld

GU.\RO, lhree or foul' rquadrons of horre, com–

m~nJed

fielJ ofli cer, poned

.bout a OIile ¡nd

half froOl Ihe camp, onlhe right

~nd

lefl wings, to–

wards Ihe enemy, for the fecurity of the campo

l'rI.rill GUARO, that froln whence all Ihe olher guards

are detached.

Picqurl-Gu ARD ,

a good numbeT of horfe and fool al–

ways in readinefs incafeof an . Iam : the horfe are all

Ihe lime faddleel, and the riders booted. The foO!

drawup al the headof the banalion, al the beating of

the tattoo ; but aflerwards retum

their tenIS, where

they hold Ihemfelves in readinef!

march , upon any

fuddeo alú OI.

This guard is to make reC,flance, in

cafe of an attack , tilllhe army eao gel ready_

~"",Iu-GU AR-O ,

a fmall guard , coml1landed by a fub–

altero oRicer, poned by each bamlion, about an huo–

dred ya rds befóre lhe froO! of the regiment.

R,ar·GuoIRo , that pan of Ihe armywhico brings up toe

rear, woico is generally the old graod-guards of the

campo Toe rear-guard of a panyis fix or eight oorfe,

that march about four or five oundred paces behind

the pany. Toe advanced-guard of a pany on its go–

ing out. make toe rear-guard

its return.

SlandarJ-Gu AR o,

a fm all guard, uoder a corporal, out

of eaco regiment of oorfe, aod placed on foot, in toe

fron_t of each regimenl.

JlJII

GUAR O, thu par! of the army which marche! in

the front.

GUARO is more panicularly underflood of a foldier de–

tached froma company or eorps" to protea, detain,

or fecure any perfon,

&c.

GUARDS, are alfo trOOpsktpt to guard Ihe king's perron,

called .Ifo royal- guards, life-guards, gardes du corps,

&r.

Toefe are diOingui!hed into oorfe, foot, grana–

dim, and yeamen.

T he Eoglilh horfe-guards are difiinguilhed by trOOps,

ao~

Ihe foot-guards by regiment!o

Ttomm D/ lh,

GUARDS_

See YEOMAN_

'lhr French

GUA ROSare divided inlO thofe wiloin, and

loore wiloom Ihe palace : loe fi rlt confil! s of lheguards

du corps, or body-guard, woich confi ns of four com'

ranies ofhorfe. Ihe firfl ofwhichcompanies IVas ancienl–

Iy Scolch,

~nd

flill relains the n. me, lhough il nolV

confins wholly of Frcochmeo. The guards WiIOOUI,

are Ihe gens d'armes, lighl horfe, mufqulIeel s, and

Iwo olher regimenls, loe one of which is Freoch and

Ihe oloa Swifs. See GENDAR MES.

Gl'AR O. in fencinr., is • pollure proper tO defend Ihe

bod, froman enemy's fword .

GUARDIAN, in law, a perfon who h.s rhe coarge of

.n)' loing; but more cOOlOlonly ir fignifics one who

has

Ih~

cuflody a",1 educalion of flleo perfons as have

no: f,,:lici,'nl difrrclion

IAke cm of Ihemrdves and

Iheir oIVn alf,irs• •s chilclrtn .nd ideols.

GU HEN, a lúwn

Germany. io Ihe cirelr of Upper

Snonv:

F..

long. r

5°.

and N la!.

51°

¡o/.

GUOGEON, in ichlhyology. Set Goo lus.

GUENG.\,

great river of lhe Hilhcr Iodil, woich ri-

fiog in Ihe Oloontains of llal. uale, runs nonh-ean an,\

f. lIs inlO Ihe wdt

br~och

or'lhe river Ganges io '¡leu.

gal.

GUERET, ato",n of Fraoce, io Ihe¡róvince of Lionois:

E. long

2°,

and nonh lal. 46° 5 _

GUERNSEY, or GH.IEY, an iJhod io Ihe Eoglint

ehannel, on Ihe coafl of Normandy, fifty-tighl

mile~

(outh of I'onlanJ, inOotfelOtire, and t",enty tWO",el!

of cape la Hogue, io Normandy

aboul ten miles loog

and as many broad, conlainiog ten parilhes. The

na–

lives, who fpeak Freoch, are flill governed by Ihe

Norman laws, but are fubj ea to England.

GUIAQY IL, a cityand pon-Iowo of Peru, filumd

om the Pacific oceao :

loog.

80°,

and S.

lal.

3°,

GU IARA, a pon-town

loe Caracoa-coafl, inTerca

Firma, in Soulh America:

long.

66°,

¡od

lat_

10 °

35/'

GU!DON, a fOil of fl ag or flaodard, borne bytoeking:1

Jife-guards

being broad at ooe extreme, aod almoll

poinled al Ihe olher, and Oit or divided into IWO.

100 N,

alfo denotes Ihe oRicer who bears the guidoo.

He is Ihe fame io Ihe horfe-guards toal Ihe eofign is in

toe fool . Toe guidon of a trOOP of horfe takes place

nexl below a cornel.

GUIENNE, a province of Fraoce, bounded by the Or–

Ieannois on Ihe nonh, by Gafcony, from which it

feparated byloe river Garoone, on loe fouth, byLan–

guedoc

Ihe eafl, and by Ihe bay of Bifcay

loe

we!l.

GUILANDINA, in borany, a genus of toe decandria

monogynia claf,. The calix confills of one leaf; Ihe

petals are infened iOlo the-oeck of Ihe calix; and Ihe

capfuleisangular, . nd contains fromloree to c'x cdls.

There are five fpecies, none of Ihemoatives of

Bri·

taio

GUI LO, a fráternilY or company. As to the

ori~nal

of Ihefe guilds or companies, it was a lawamoog the

Saxons, Ihal every freeman of fourteen )'ears of age

lhould find fureues

keep the peace, or be commil–

ted

upon which Ihe neghbours eOler inlo ao alfocia–

tion, and become bouod for each olher, either

pro–

duce himwho committed any olfence, or io make fa–

tisfaél ion

Ihe injured pany: in order

woich Ihey

raifed a fum among themrelves, which Ihey pUl ioto a

commonnock : OUIof which Ihey, uponoccafion, made

a pecuniary COmpenrAlion aecording

Ihe

qu~llIy

Ihe olfence committed. Thefe guilds are no'" com–

panies joined logelher wilh lall's aod orders made by

Ihemfelves, by Ihe licence of Ihe prince.

Dtan

C,,¡ld,

in SCOIS law, a magillr>le of a roy.1

borollgh, \Vho is head of Ihe

merch.nt-comp.ny.

See

SeoTs LAw, litle 4-

GUILOFORD, or GULDF.FORO,

borollgh-Iownof

Surry, C,llIated

Ihe ri vcr

W)~.

Ihiny

Olik~

foulh–

\Ven of London.

feods IWOmembers

p"lia–

ment,

GUILLESTRE, a cily of F'rance. in toe province of

Dallphiny: E. long. 6°

20',

, nel N_ 1.1. 44 ° , (

GUINEA, a Iarge country of .-\tric.o. fil l1alcd bCl\mn

150

E. and

I j O

long ano

b~t\\'c.;n

aad

10°

ht.