Volontaires de Saxe
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Volontaires de Saxe
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The Volontaires de Saxe were a military unit of cavalry troops recruited by French field marshal Maurice de Saxe. It consisted of dragoons in European military dress and uhlans (lancers) inspired by Turkish fashion. Both wore a messing helmet inspired by the ancient Phrygian helmet. A troops of lancers, composed of black men, guarded the Château de Chambord, his residence. After the death of de Saxe in 1750 the whole unit was turned into dragoons and eventually came to be known régiment de Schom
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