The perpetrators were often known as the Verdets because of their green cockets, which was the colour of the comte d'Artois – this being the title of Charles X at the time, who was associated with the hardline ultra-royalists, or Ultras.
Kordasaatjaid tunti sageli kui Verdets nende roheliste käesidemete tõttu, mis oli krahv d'Artois värv – sellest sai hiljem Charles X tiitel, kuna ta oli seotud äärmuslike ultrarojalistidega.