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<p> Originally hired soldiers as distinguished from feudal levies, now bodies of foreign troops in the service of the State; the Scots Guards in [[France]] from the 15th to 18th centuries were famous, and Swiss auxiliaries once belonged to most European armies; [[William]] III. had Dutch mercenaries in England; under the Georges, German were hired and were used in the American War, the Irish rebellion, and the Napoleonic struggle; in the Crimean War German, Swiss, and [[Italian]] were enrolled. </p> | <p> [[Originally]] hired soldiers as distinguished from feudal levies, now bodies of foreign troops in the service of the State; the [[Scots]] Guards in [[France]] from the 15th to 18th centuries were famous, and [[Swiss]] auxiliaries once belonged to most [[European]] armies; [[William]] III. had [[Dutch]] mercenaries in England; under the Georges, German were hired and were used in the [[American]] War, the [[Irish]] rebellion, and the [[Napoleonic]] struggle; in the Crimean [[War]] German, Swiss, and [[Italian]] were enrolled. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76708"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mercenaries Mercenaries from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76708"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mercenaries Mercenaries from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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