La Gendarmerie Nationale

La Gendarmerie Nationale is the name used in many French-speaking countries for their national paramilitary police forces. An individual policeman-soldier serving in such forces is commonly called a gendarme. Beginning as special mounted cavalry units in the eighteenth century, Gendarmerie units have evolved into forces embracing the entire spectrum of national military, police, and public safety duties.

La Gendarmerie Nationale of the Republic of Displaced Calvinists
The national military and police forces of The Republic of Displaced Calvinists is called La Gendarmerie Nationale. The Minister of Public Safety, Commandant-Major Yves Perdue serves as its commander and chief officer, and reports directly to the Republic's Governor-General and the Parlimentary Classis. The armed forces of Displaced Calvinists is divided up into the Infantry-Militia Battalion, the Heavy Armaments Unit, the Civil Police Department, the River Patrol Squadron, and the Special Forces Commandoes. The Special Forces Commandoes are currently on the hunt for the fugitive traitor and suspected spy-sabateur, Jean Bruchard-Cleusea.