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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MercenaryMercenary - Wikipedia

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   A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. [1] [2] Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMERCENARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of mercenary as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms and related words. Find out how to pronounce mercenary and see translations in different languages.

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4. ndupress.ndu.edu › Media › NewsMercenaries and War: Understanding Private Armies Today

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   Dec 4, 2019 · Mercenaries are more powerful than experts realize, a grave oversight. Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster because for-profit warriors are a wholly different genus and species of fighter.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_mercenariesList of mercenaries - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of mercenaries. It includes foreign volunteers, private military contractors, and other "soldiers of fortune". Antiquity. Medieval. Early modern. Industrial. Modern. References. ^ Andrade, Tonio. (2016) The Gunpowder Age, China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History.

   Name	Life	Years Active	Allegiance (organization)
   Arnaud de Cervole	1320–1366	?-1366	Papal States Kingdom of France
   Bernard Szumborski	d. 1470	1454–1470	Teutonic Knights
   Eustace the Monk	1170–1217	1205–1212	England
   Frederick of Castile	1223–1277	1260–1270	Hafsid Dynasty

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   What does a mercenary do?

   • A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.

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   Are mercenaries back?

   • Mercenaries are back, with nothing to impede their growth. To date, Washington has ignored this trend—a dangerous oversight. Mercenaries may not directly threaten the U.S. homeland, but they can challenge American allies and interests across the globe. Annihilating them is a losing strategy.

   Mercenaries and War: Understanding Private Armies Today

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   Do mercenaries have a military background?

   • Almost all mercenaries have military or national police backgrounds. There are no mercenary basic training camps, so everyone starts somewhere else, usually in a national army. Some of the larger military companies are associated with particular military units.

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   Where does the word mercenary come from?

   • The word mercenary comes from the Latin merces (wages or pay) and is no different than the solde or pay due to fighters, from which the word “soldier” is derived. For much of the past, mercenaries and soldiers were synonymous. Most of military history is privatized, and mercenaries are as old as war itself.

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7. www.britannica.com › topic › mercenaryMercenary | Private Military Contractors, Conflict Zones ...

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   Jun 8, 2024 · Mercenary, hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political interests or issues. From the earliest days of organized warfare until the development of political standing armies in the mid-17th century, governments frequently supplemented their military forces.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mercenaries_(series)Mercenaries (series) - Wikipedia

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   Mercenaries is an action-adventure video game franchise published by LucasArts and developed by Pandemic Studios. It consists of two games: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames .

9. www.theatlantic.com › international › archiveFrom Iraq to Nigeria: How Mercenaries Are Changing Warfare ...

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   Mar 25, 2015 · Global. The Return of the Mercenary. How private armies, and the technology they use, are changing warfare. By Kathy Gilsinan. March 25, 2015. The use of mercenaries in warfare has a very...