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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76708" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76708" /> == | ||
<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]] | <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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