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Topic: Mercenary (disambiguation)


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  Mercenary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mercenary is a soldier who fights, or engages in warfare primarily for private gain, usually with little regard for ideological, national or political considerations.
Swiss mercenaries were sought after during the late 15th and early 16th centuries as being an effective fighting force, until their somewhat rigid battle formations became vulnerable to arquebuses and artillery being developed at about that period.
It was then that the German landsknechts, colorful mercenaries with a redoubtable reputation, took over the Swiss forces' legacy and became the most formidable force of the late 15th and throughout the 16th century, being hired by all the powers in Europe and often fighting at opposite sides.
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 Mercenary - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mercenaries fought for the Biafrans in the 4th Commando Brigade during the Nigerian Civil War, (1967–1970).
Swiss mercenaries were sought after during the latter half of the 15th century as being an effective fighting force, until their somewhat rigid battle formations became vulnerable to arquebuses and artillery being developed at about that period.
It was then that the European landsknechts, colorful mercenaries with a redoubtable reputation, took over the Swiss forces' legacy and became the most formidable force of the late 15th and throughout the 16th century, being hired by all the powers in Europe and often fighting at opposite sides.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mercenary   (3646 words)

  
 Mercenary Resource Center - schlock mercenary
The only mercenary lord exception to GC IV Art 5 is if they are a national of the authority which is holding them but in which case they would dj + mercenary not be a mercenary under APGC77 Art 47.d.
If mercenary 1997 after a regular trial, a captured soldier is found to be a mercenary, then they can expect to be treated as common criminals and may face execution.
Their code for mercenary for play station 2 mission was to protect the Emperor and Empire and since they did not have links to the Greeks, they were expected to be ready to suppress rebellions.
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 Varangians - Wikipedia Mirror   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Engaging in trade, piracy and mercenary activities, they roamed the river systems and portages of what later became Russia, reaching the Caspian Sea and Constantinople.
These raids were successful only in causing the Byzantines to re-arrange their trading arrangements; militarily, the Varangians were always defeated by the superior Byzantine forces, especially by the use of Greek fire.
The Varangians were hired by the Kievan and Novgorodian princes as mercenaries from the ninth century until the eleventh century.
www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Varangian   (1986 words)

  
 Wits : search word
I shall leave the laws out of the are either his own, or they are mercenaries, auxiliaries, or mixed.
Thus it was that Charles, King of France, was allowed were the cause of it told the truth, but they were not the sins he princes, it is the princes who have also suffered the penalty.
The are, you cannot trust them, because they always aspire to their own contrary to your intentions; but if the captain is not skilful, you whether mercenary or not, I reply that when arms have to be resorted person and perform the duty of a captain; the republic has to send.
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 Mercenary in JobsletterM. Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mercenary is the first Bolt Thrower release to feature significant changes for the group...
Mercenary is a memory resident infector of.COM programs, including...
Mercenary review, by Marcus Berkmann, from a Your Sinclair tribute site, with game reviews, and loads of other groovy stuff.
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 Mercenary
The first recorded use of mercenaries dates back to Ancient Egypt, 1500 BC, when Pharaoh Razmez II used 10,000 mercenaries during his battles.
He believed, logically, that citizens with a real attachment to their home country will be more motivated to defend it and thus make much better soldiers.
BELGRADE -- Serbian mercenaries are fighting in Iraq, not for the money, but for the thrills.
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 Warrior
In some societies, warfare may be so central that the entire people (or, more often, the male population) may be considered warriors (e.
people who are paid money for engaging in military campaigns, are Soldiers (when fighting on behalf of their own state) or Mercenaries (when offering their services commercially and unrelated to their own nationality).
The classification of somebody who is involved in acts of violence may be a matter of perspective, and there may be disagreement whether a given person is a vandal, a hooligan, a gangster, a terrorist, a rebel, a freedom fighter, a mercenary or a soldier.
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 Black Warrior Methane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
people who are paid money for engaging in military campaigns, are Soldiers (when fighting on behalf of their own state) or Mercenaries (when offering their services commercially and unrelated to their ownnationality).
The classification of somebody who is involved in acts of violence may be a matter of perspective, and there may bedisagreement whether a given person is a vandal, a hooligan, a gangster, a terrorist, a rebel, a freedom fighter, a mercenary or a soldier.
In many societies in which a specialized Waerior class exists, specific codes of behavior (ethical codes) are instituted in order to ensure that the Warroir class is not dangerous to the rest ofsociety.
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 Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution
It was a term adopted by Americans to refer to any German who fought on behalf of the King of England.
a "Mercenary" is a professional soldier for hire to anyone who will pay him directly to fight for their cause.
German soldiers supplied by their particular Principalities were a standing army in the service of their Count (Landgrave), sent by his agreement with the King of England to quash the "rebellion", that term is a misnomer when used for the Hessians.
freepages.military.rootsweb.com /~bonsteinandgilpin/t/terms.htm   (794 words)

  
 Merc - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Merc is an abbreviation that can have several different meanings, depending on context.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Merc   (144 words)

  
 Conan - Conan Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Conan - known as Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Cimmerian (from the name of his homeland, Cimmeria) - is a literary character created by Robert E. Howard in a series of stories published in Weird Tales in the 1930s.
He grew up fast: by age fifteen he was already a respected warrior, participating in the destruction of the Aquilonian outpost of Venarium.
After this he was struck by wanderlust and began the colorful and exciting adventures chronicled by Howard and others, encountering fabulous monsters, evil wizards, and beautiful wenches and princesses - he has travelled throughout the world and been a thief and outlaw, a mercenary and commander of a mercenary company, and a pirate.
conan.wikia.com /wiki/Conan   (1464 words)

  
 Colonel: lieutenant colonel
The more etymological colonel was favored in literary works and eventually became the standard spelling despite losing the pronunciation war to the dissimilated coronel.)
After the shift from primarily mercenary to national armies, but prior to the professionalization of the armed services of European nations subsequent to the French revolution, a Colonel became a nobleman who purchased the right to head a regiment from the previous holder of that right.
He would in turn receive money from another nobleman to serve as his lieutenant, literally lieutenant colonel.
winelib.com /wiki/Colonel   (577 words)

  
 Mercenary info here at en.bottom-email.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
At work, I contemplated wimping out because of the heat and taking the train home.
Dogs of war from Serbia The 90Â’s wars brought the mercenary stories with them.
First, about mercenaries and volunteers fighting for the enemy, and then, there was a man nicknamed ‘Captain Dragan’, the first Serbian mercenary, or at least the first talked-about...
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 Aberrant - White Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
For other meanings of the term Aberrant, see Aberrant (disambiguation).
In the Aberrant timeline, in 1998 the space station Galatea exploded in space.
Various other minor allegiances exist, such as acting as an elite mercenary for the DeVries Agency, as a municipal defender, the ecoterrorist group Greenwar, the informal Queer Nova Alliance, and so on.
whitewolf.wikia.com /wiki/Aberrant   (359 words)

  
 Soldier of Fortune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A Soldier of Fortune is another term for a professional mercenary.
Soldier of Fortune (magazine), a publication purportedly aimed at this demographic
Laser Mission, a 1990 film with Brandon Lee and Ernest Borgnine that was also titled Soldier of Fortune
en.askmore.net /Soldier_of_fortune.htm   (154 words)

  
 Wilson - Enpsychlopedia
This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name.
Eric Wilson (disambiguation), two: one athlete and one author
James Wilson, a leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
www.enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/Wilson   (460 words)

  
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 Warhawk - MarvelDatabase
Warhawk, alias used by the Olympian God of War
Warhawk (Tom Nakadai), member of the mercenary Harriers
This page was last modified 04:44, 29 December 2005 by Jamie Hari.
www.marveldatabase.com /wiki/index.php/Warhawk   (112 words)

  
 Catalan
Catalan vault, an architectural feature (also known as a Catalan arch or a Catalan turn)
The Catalan Company (or Catalan Grand Company), a mercenary free company in 14th century Europe
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
www.governpub.com /Languages-C/Catalan.php   (573 words)

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