KnowraMercenaryLinked fromLinked fromThe 27 pages that link to Mercenary, each with the reason it gives.All 27Broader topic 1Related 4Narrower topic 11Compared with 11Italian city-statesNarrower topic: Paid military service underpinned many city-states’ campaigns and rivalries.Swiss mercenariesNarrower topic: Swiss mercenaries were a prominent, organized instance of paid foreign military service.Catalan CompanyNarrower topic: The company’s members fought under contracts, making payment and allegiance central to its conduct.CondottieroNarrower topic: Condottieri were commanders within the broader practice of paid military service.Moïse TshombeNarrower topic: Tshombe’s forces recruited foreign mercenaries to fight for Katanga’s secession.Ahmed AbdallahNarrower topic: Mercenary forces shaped both Abdallah’s return to power and the security of his regime.Bob DenardNarrower topic: Denard’s career exemplifies how mercenaries could become political actors in postcolonial states.El CidNarrower topic: Díaz de Vivar’s paid service to Muslim rulers complicates simple accounts of religious warfare.Roger de FlorNarrower topic: Roger's troops served Byzantium under a negotiated contract, not as imperial regulars.AlmogavarsNarrower topic: Almogavar campaigns illustrate how paid military service crossed political borders.John HawkwoodNarrower topic: Hawkwood’s career exemplifies paid military service across political boundaries.