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...|the commune in [[Constanța County]]|Seimeni, Constanța|the Ottoman police units|Seymen}} ...century [[Wallachia]] and [[Moldavia]]. They were mostly of [[Serbs|Serb]] and other [[Balkans|Balkan]] origin. The term is of [[Turkish language|Turkish] ...

...ando]] was known as the "Emperor of Pillagers" (''empereur des brigands'') and "L'Écorcheur" (the flayer). ..., paid by the king or nobles. These were not mercenaries, as their vassals and clientelistic ties remained parallel to their economic interest in war.<ref ...

...dsmen]], who lived among the foothills of [[Mount Rhodope]] in [[Thrace]], and particularly in the east bank of [[Nestos (river)|Nestos]], from the spring ...ther areas of warfare as well. The Dii are known for their love of freedom and independence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Historical |title= ...

...la Pole]] (d. 1525), known as the "White Rose". In addition to the Italian units, German mercenaries in service of Francis I were called the "German black b ...the remainder of the French army—crippled by the [[Bubonic plague|plague]]—and surrendered to the Imperial forces in late 1528, disbanding shortly afterwa ...

...n]] soldier (''[[thorakitai]]'') wearing [[mail (armour)|chainmail]] armor and bearing a ''[[thureos]]'' shield; 3rd century BC]] ...and a central spine. They were armed with a long thrusting spear, javelins and a sword. They also usually wore an iron or bronze [[Macedon]]ian helmet. ...

{{about|the 16th-century Franconian mercenary unit|3=Black company (disambiguation){{!}}Black company}} ...ops''' ({{langx|de|Schwarze Haufen}}) was a unit of [[Franconia]]n farmers and knights that fought on the side of the peasants during the [[German Peasant ...

...had his baggage train taken from him by the natives, who are called Thyni and are supposed to be the most dangerous of all the tribes, especially at nigh [[Category:Mercenary units and formations of antiquity]] ...

...yed in [[Sicily]]. Most of them returned home but some, liking the climate and the prospect of adventure on a foreign island, remained. They played a majo ...elves in 288 BC. The surviving Messinians were thrown out and the property and women divided. After their victory, the mercenaries named themselves the Ma ...

...> In the early 1st century BC horse archers were already in widespread use and even supported Roman campaigns against the Germanic tribes in the [[Central ...mposite bow]],<ref>Coulston, J.C. "Roman Archery Equipment. The Production and Distribution of Roman Military Equipment". Ed. M.C. Bishop. Oxford: B.A.R. ...

| role = [[Infantry]], [[mercenary]] ...]] (VOC). At the time the French, Spanish, Dutch and other armies employed units of [[Swiss mercenaries]]. The regiment was named for its commander, Colonel ...

| industry = Private military and security contractor | products = Law enforcement training, logistics, Close quarter training, and security services ...

...August 2012}} point to the fact that "As" is the Turkic term for [[Alans]] and believe that the Arsiyah were Alanic in origin. Other scholars derive the n ...ation ''"Les Prairies d'or"'' translated by [[Charles Barbier de Meynard]] and [[Abel Pavet de Courteille]]. This word reads correctly from Arabic as - '' ...

...were employed by high-ranking military figures (such as [[Flavius Aetius]] and [[Belisarius]]) or civil office-holders.{{sfn|Coulston|2018|page=270}}{{sfn ...Honorius (emperor)|Emperor Honorius]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=War and Society in the Roman World|last1=Rich|first1=John|last2=Shipley|first2=Grah ...

...osition of the lance in any given company as the available sources are few and often centuries apart. A lance was usually led and raised by a knight in the service of his [[feudalism|liege]], yet it is not ...

...the wars in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] during the 17th and 18th centuries, and in peace seem to have on occasion plundered travellers.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911| ...ned at the parish level, not by the central or the provincial governments, and as they had to turn out for duty on sound of the village alarm-bell (''some ...

...ation" and distinguished by "the splendour of their arms, and the slowness and order of their march".<ref>Plutarch, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_rl ...e armed and equipped at their own expense, and thus had high quality armor and weaponry. ...

...artillery|artillerie]]'', the ''[[franc-archer]]s'' [[militia]] after 1448 and standing [[infantry]] [[regiment]]s (''bandes d'infanterie'') from 1480 onw ...y from local peasants as well as exacting tolls from passing [[merchant]]s and holding local important people for [[ransom]].<ref name=falkner125>{{harvnb ...

...egiment]] No 6. The regiment was composed of taller-than-average soldiers, and was founded in 1675. It was eventually dissolved in 1806, after the Prussia ...n 1713, he proceeded to strengthen his military, including hiring 40,000 [[mercenary|mercenaries]]. ...

{{Short description|Swiss mercenary group serving French kings}} ...that served the [[List of French monarchs|French kings]] from 1471 to 1792 and from 1814 to 1830. ...

...s for looting and preying on civilians as a result of a lack of regulation and of the expectation that they would support themselves off the land.{{sfn|Ho ==Origin and history== ...