Walloon Guards

Walloon Guards Guardia Valona
Military coat of arms of Philip V
Active	1703–1820
Country	Spanish Netherlands (until 1713) Austrian Netherlands (1713–1795)  France (1795–1815)  United Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1815)
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Branch	Spanish Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Royal Guard
Engagements	War of the Polish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Motín de Esquilache Spanish War of Independence
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ramón María Narváez

The Walloon Guards (Gardes Wallonnes; in Spanish, Guardias Valonas)^[1] were an infantry corps recruited for the Spanish Army in the region now known as Belgium, mainly from Catholic Wallonia. As foreign troops without direct ties amongst the Spanish population, the Walloons were often tasked with the maintenance of public order, eventually being incorporated as a regiment of the Spanish Royal Guard.