CHT289144 Flag of the Bataillon de la Sorbonne, one of the 60 Parisian Battalions forming the Garde Nationale de Paris in 1789 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: National Guard established in 1789; 60 batallions for each of the parisian districts; each batallion consisted of 4 companies of 200 soldiers;); 穢 Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright.