The history of the 1st Armenian guard is a interesting one. It all started with the conquests of Georgia with Russian next door the Ottoman Empire sent troops to Armenia. Armenia had lived in peace with the Ottoman just keeping a small eye on them but then when the troops came they weren't so nice. Armenia was mostly Christian which meant that there were many clashes between the Ottoman Troops and Armenia civilians because of this Armenian's left the county and went to Russia some even joined the army to help Russia take Armenia this increased over time then soon The Tsar made the first Armenian Guard,unlike other soldiers the Armenian's never plagued allegiance to the Tsar instead they plagued allegiance to the land from they came.Althugh they spent most of their time in Georgia their was a time when they where called up to fight in Europe and against Napoleon and his troops. The history goes down after that they want back to Georgia waiting for their chances and that happened in 1916 it was World War one when the 1st Armenian guard stepped off into their lands welcomed because of massive riots and massacres they won and some of them returned back to Armenia but then the Armenian became part of the USSR the 1st Armenian guard continued though out the soviet union and the became their national guard