Old guard
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Old Guard may refer generally to a veteran or group of veterans, a conservative faction, or an older segment of a population. More specifically, the term may refer to:
- Old guard A conservative, reactionary faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
- Old GuardOld GuardThe Old Guard were the elite veteran elements of theEmperor Napoleon's Imperial Guard. As such it was the most prestigious formation in Napoleon's Grande Armée....
, units of the French Imperial Guard under Napoleon Bonaparte - Old Guard, the Reconstruction-era Southern US aristocracy, especially in major cities like Charleston and Atlanta
- Old Guard, the more conservative and usually older segment of the leather subcultureLeather subcultureThe leather subculture denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities. Wearing leather garments is one way that participants in this culture self-consciously distinguish themselves from mainstream sexual cultures...
- Old Guard (Australia), a right wing organisation of the 1920s and 1930s
- Old Guard (Atlanta), a division of the Gate City Guard of Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, USA - Old Guard (New York), a ceremonial battalion of New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
infantry veterans, founded 1826 - Old Guard (Philadelphia), a ceremonial battalion in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- Old Guards (Russia), the collective term for distinguished military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia
- Old Guard factionOld Guard factionThe Old Guard faction was an organized grouping of Marxists in the Socialist Party of America who sought to retain the organization's traditional orientation towards electoral politics by fighting generally younger party members who factionally organized to promote greater efforts at direct action...
, an organized grouping in the Socialist Party of America in the early 1930s, which left in 1936 to establish the Social Democratic Federation - 3rd US Infantry Regiment3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the US Army. It currently has three active battalions, and is readily identified by its nickname, The Old Guard, as well as Escort to the President. The regimental motto is Noli Me Tangere...
, nicknamed "The Old Guard"