KnowraSwiss mercenariesLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Swiss mercenaries, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 2Related 9Compared with 2Old Swiss ConfederacyRelated: Their military reputation and foreign service brought income and influence to member polities.Pike and shotRelated: Their dense pike formations challenged cavalry and helped revive the pike as an infantry weapon.Pike squareRelated: Swiss infantry gained a reputation for aggressive pike formations in European campaigns.Battle of MarignanoRelated: After Marignano, Swiss military service increasingly shifted from campaigns to foreign contracts.Ludovico SforzaRelated: Ludovico relied on Swiss troops, whose defection at Novara helped deliver him to the French.PartisanRelated: Swiss infantry traditions helped popularize long-hafted weapons in European armies.War of the League of CambraiRelated: Swiss forces helped shape control of Milan and fought against France at Marignano.Burgundian WarsRelated: Their infantry formations helped make Swiss victories decisive.HalberdRelated: Swiss infantry made prominent use of halberds alongside pikes.