"Blackguard" or "blaggard" is an old-fashioned term for a . Blackguard or Black Guard(s) may refer to: * Black Guard, a corps of Black African soldiers in Morocco *

Black Guard (Brazil) The Black Guard of the Redemptress (Portuguese: ''Guarda Negra da Redentora'') was a paramilitary secret society in Rio de Janeiro composed of Brazilian former slaves freed on May 13, 1888, by the signature of the Golden Law by Isabel, Princess I ...

, a militia of former slaves intended to protect the imperial monarchy * Black Guard (Philippine Revolutionary Army), see

Luna Sharpshooters The Luna Sharpshooters, also known as the "Marksmen of Death" (Spanish: ''Tiradores de la Muerte''), was an elite unit formed by General Antonio Luna to serve under the Philippine Revolutionary Army. They became famous for fighting fiercer than ...

Black Guards Black Guards (russian: Чёрная гвардия, ) were armed groups of workers formed after the February Revolution and before the final Bolshevik suppression of other leftwing groups. They were the main strike force of the anarchists. They ...

, armed anarchist groups formed after the 1917 Russian Revolution *

Blackguard (band) Blackguard is a Canadian melodic death metal band from Montréal, Québec, previously known as Profugus Mortis. History Formation (2001–2008) Blackguard was formed in 2001 by guitarist Terry Roadcase and drummer Justine "Juice" Éthier a ...

, a death-metal band * ''The Blackguard'' (novel), a 1923 novel by Raymond Paton ** '' The Blackguard'', 1925 film based on the novel * ''

Blackguards ''Blackguards'' is a 2014 tactical role-playing game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. It was developed by German game developer Daedalic Entertainment, makers of adventure games like ''The Whispered World'', and distributed by EuroVideo. It is bas ...

'', a 2014 video-game from Daedalic Entertainment *

Black Band (landsknechts) The Black Band was a formation of 16th century mercenaries, largely pikemen, probably serving as Landsknechts. They fought in the French army for ten years, seeing service in several notable engagements, including the Battle of Marignano and the ...

, also called Black Guards, mercenary army in Germany formed in 1514 * Blackguard, a character in the DC comics crime-group

100 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...

* Blackguard, a Fender Telecaster, Broadcaster, or Nocaster guitar made roughly between 1950 and 1954

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