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- Dictionarymercenary/ˈməːs(ɪ)n(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: "the crime was committed out of mercenary motives" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army: "he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries"
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Mercenaries. A mercenary shall not have the right to be a combatant or a prisoner of war. A mercenary is any person who: (a) is especially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict; (b) does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;
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.
Aug 17, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Ten Thousand. As chronicled in the historian Xenophon’s “Anabasis,” the “Ten Thousand” were a motley assortment of Greek warriors contracted by Cyrus the Younger to help oust his brother King Artaxerxes II from the Persian throne.
- The White Company. The White Company was one of the most infamous of the so-called “free companies”—bands of for-profit soldiers who conducted the lion’s share of warfare in 14th-century Italy.
- The Swiss Guard. Swiss Guards wait arrive of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Today, the Swiss Guard is known as striped-uniformed protectors of the Pope in the Vatican, but their history stretches back to bands of mercenaries that flourished during the Renaissance.
- The Flying Tigers. Pilots walking past The Flying Tigers. Officially known as the American Volunteer Group, the famed “Flying Tigers” were a three-squadron force of fighter pilots who fought with the Chinese against the Japanese during World War II.
Mercenaries is a series of games where the player can play as a mercenary in various conflicts and missions. The series consists of two released games and two cancelled ones, and features a sandbox environment, faction interactions, and a deck of cards.
A comprehensive list of mercenaries from antiquity to modern times, including foreign volunteers, private military contractors, and other "soldiers of fortune". Learn about their names, lives, years active, allegiances, and comments.
Sep 20, 2022 · Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human rights experts...
