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The Cadets de Gascogne, in English the Captains of Gascony, were a French regiment under King Louis XIII. The regiment was mainly recruited from the youngest sons of the aristocratic families of Gascony. The word cadet comes from the Occitan-Gascon capdèth, meaning chief or captain.
And so, in search of fortune, these cadets of Gascony left for the battlefield with their swords at their sides and their courage as their standard, becoming fearless and formidable soldiers wherever they went.
The cadets grumble about his starched lace collar and pretentiousness. One admits he is a Gascon though. Cyrano warns them not to let him see them suffer, and pulls out a book of Descartes to read.
Act IV - The Cadets of Gascony. A post occupied by the company of CARBON DE CASTEL-JALOUX at the siege of Arras. In the background is an embankment across the whole stage. Beyond is a view of plains extending to the horizon. The countryside is covered with entrenchments.
The cadets of Gascony, wrapped in their mantles, are sleeping. Carbon de Castel-Jaloux and Le Bret are keeping watch. They are very pale and thin. Christian sleeps among the others in his cloak in the foreground, his face illuminated by the fire. Silence.
The Cadets of Gascony . Post occupied by company of Carbon de Castel-Jaloux at the siege of Arras. In the background an embankment across the whole stage. Beyond, view of plain extending to the horizon. The country covered with entrenchments.
Braggart, fighter, courageous, loyal, lover of good food and wine, excessive: these were the most notable characteristics of the Gascon... the first building blocks that compose the hero of adventure. But, it is within the pages of French history that we can find the original model.
