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be effective soldiers, especially in combination with standing forces, but in Italy they came to dominate the armies of the city states. This made them considerably less reliable than a standing army. Mercenary-on-mercenary warfare in Italy also led to relatively bloodless campaigns which relied as much on maneuver as on battles.
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on a permanent basis, or being hunted down and destroyed if they refused. France gained a total standing army of around 6,000 men, which was sent out to gradually eliminate the remaining mercenaries who insisted on operating on their own. The new standing army had a more disciplined and professional
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to respond to the call to battle with his own equipment, archers, and infantry. This decentralized system was necessary due to the social order of the time, but could lead to motley forces with variable training, equipment and abilities. The more resources the noble had access to, the better his
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at the age of seven or eight to train for becoming a soldier. At the age of thirty, they were released from the barracks and allowed to marry and have a family. After that, men devoted their lives to war until their retirement at the age of 60. The
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developed in a legitimate social and economic system, knights started to develop into their own class with a minor caveat: they were still in debt to their lord. No longer primarily driven by economic need, the newly established vassal class were, instead, driven by fealty and
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soldiers thus looked for other forms of employment, often becoming mercenaries. Free
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Conscription, particularly when the conscripts are being sent to foreign wars that do not directly affect the security of the nation, has historically been highly politically contentious in democracies.
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to serve in their armies during wartime. Such mercenaries typically formed at the ends of periods of conflict, when men-at-arms were no longer needed by their respective governments.
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578:Armoured corps
575:
562:
559:
531:regular armies
474:Armée de terre
417:
416:
414:
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
386:Combat command
383:
378:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
347:
345:
341:
340:
338:
337:
322:
321:
306:
305:
290:
288:
284:
283:
281:
280:
269:
268:
253:
252:
233:
231:
227:
226:
224:
223:
208:
207:
188:
187:
168:
166:
162:
161:
159:
158:
151:
150:
135:
134:
123:
122:
115:
114:
99:
97:
89:
88:
79:
78:
71:
64:
56:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4785:
4774:
4771:
4769:
4766:
4765:
4763:
4750:
4749:
4739:
4738:
4727:
4721:
4718:
4716:
4713:
4709:
4704:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4689:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4679:
4677:
4674:
4672:
4669:
4667:
4664:
4662:
4659:
4657:
4654:
4652:
4651:Peace process
4649:
4647:
4644:
4642:
4639:
4637:
4634:
4633:
4631:
4627:
4617:
4614:
4612:
4609:
4608:
4606:
4602:
4592:
4587:
4583:
4578:
4574:
4569:
4565:
4560:
4559:
4558:
4555:
4549:
4544:
4540:
4535:
4531:
4526:
4522:
4517:
4513:
4508:
4507:
4506:
4503:
4499:
4494:
4490:
4485:
4481:
4476:
4475:
4473:
4469:
4466:
4462:
4456:
4453:
4451:
4448:
4446:
4443:
4441:
4438:
4436:
4433:
4431:
4428:
4426:
4423:
4421:
4418:
4416:
4413:
4411:
4408:
4406:
4403:
4401:
4398:
4396:
4393:
4392:
4390:
4388:
4384:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4370:
4368:
4365:
4363:
4360:
4358:
4355:
4353:
4350:
4348:
4345:
4343:
4340:
4338:
4335:
4333:
4330:
4328:
4325:
4323:
4320:
4318:
4316:
4312:
4311:
4309:
4307:
4303:
4297:
4294:
4292:
4289:
4287:
4284:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4269:
4267:
4264:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4249:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4239:
4237:
4234:
4232:
4229:
4227:
4224:
4223:
4221:
4219:
4215:
4209:
4206:
4204:
4201:
4199:
4196:
4194:
4193:Expeditionary
4191:
4189:
4186:
4184:
4181:
4179:
4176:
4175:
4173:
4171:
4167:
4161:
4158:
4156:
4153:
4151:
4148:
4146:
4143:
4141:
4138:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4116:
4113:
4111:
4108:
4106:
4103:
4101:
4098:
4096:
4095:Counterattack
4093:
4091:
4088:
4086:
4083:
4081:
4078:
4074:
4071:
4069:
4066:
4065:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4054:
4051:
4050:
4048:
4046:
4042:
4036:
4033:
4031:
4028:
4024:
4021:
4020:
4019:
4016:
4012:
4009:
4007:
4004:
4002:
3999:
3997:
3994:
3992:
3989:
3987:
3984:
3983:
3982:
3979:
3975:
3972:
3970:
3967:
3965:
3962:
3960:
3957:
3955:
3952:
3951:
3950:
3947:
3943:
3940:
3938:
3935:
3933:
3930:
3929:
3927:
3926:
3924:
3922:
3918:
3912:
3909:
3907:
3904:
3902:
3901:Psychological
3899:
3897:
3894:
3892:
3889:
3887:
3884:
3882:
3879:
3877:
3874:
3872:
3869:
3867:
3864:
3862:
3859:
3857:
3854:
3852:
3849:
3847:
3844:
3842:
3841:Combined arms
3839:
3837:
3834:
3832:
3829:
3827:
3824:
3822:
3819:
3817:
3814:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3802:
3799:
3797:
3794:
3790:
3787:
3785:
3782:
3781:
3780:
3777:
3775:
3772:
3770:
3767:
3765:
3762:
3760:
3757:
3755:
3752:
3750:
3747:
3745:
3742:
3740:
3737:
3735:
3732:
3730:
3727:
3725:
3722:
3720:
3717:
3715:
3712:
3711:
3709:
3707:
3703:
3697:
3694:
3692:
3689:
3687:
3684:
3682:
3679:
3677:
3674:
3672:
3669:
3667:
3664:
3662:
3659:
3657:
3654:
3652:
3649:
3648:
3646:
3642:
3636:
3633:
3629:
3626:
3625:
3624:
3623:Military base
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3607:
3604:
3603:
3602:
3599:
3595:
3592:
3591:
3590:
3587:
3583:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3574:
3573:
3570:
3569:
3567:
3563:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
3540:
3538:
3536:
3532:
3530:
3527:
3525:
3524:Depth charges
3522:
3520:
3517:
3515:
3512:
3508:
3505:
3504:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3496:
3492:
3488:
3485:
3484:
3483:
3480:
3479:
3477:
3473:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3436:
3435:
3432:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3409:
3408:
3406:
3402:
3398:
3395:
3394:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3376:
3373:
3372:
3371:
3368:
3364:
3361:
3360:
3359:
3358:Anti-tank gun
3356:
3354:
3351:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3341:
3337:
3334:
3333:
3332:
3331:Assault rifle
3329:
3325:
3322:
3321:
3320:
3319:Battle rifles
3317:
3315:
3313:
3309:
3305:
3302:
3301:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3288:
3287:Infantry guns
3284:
3280:
3277:
3276:
3275:
3272:
3268:
3265:
3264:
3263:
3260:
3256:
3253:
3252:
3251:
3248:
3244:
3241:
3239:
3236:
3234:
3231:
3230:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3221:
3217:
3214:
3213:
3212:
3209:
3208:
3206:
3202:
3199:
3195:
3189:
3186:
3182:
3181:Anti-aircraft
3179:
3177:
3174:
3173:
3172:
3169:
3165:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3156:
3155:
3152:
3150:
3147:
3145:
3142:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3119:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3103:
3100:
3096:
3093:
3092:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3082:
3080:
3076:
3070:
3067:
3065:
3062:
3060:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3040:
3037:
3035:
3032:
3030:
3027:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2989:
2988:
2985:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
2972:
2971:
2968:
2964:
2961:
2960:
2959:
2956:
2952:
2949:
2948:
2947:
2944:
2940:
2937:
2936:
2935:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2914:General staff
2912:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
2898:
2895:
2893:
2890:
2889:
2888:
2885:
2884:
2882:
2878:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2831:Landing craft
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2801:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2773:
2770:
2769:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2750:
2749:
2747:
2745:
2741:
2735:
2732:
2730:
2727:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2703:
2700:
2699:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
2661:
2658:
2657:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2574:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2559:
2557:
2553:
2547:
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2539:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2526:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2513:
2510:
2509:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2499:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2480:Enlisted rank
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
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2443:
2441:
2438:
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2433:
2431:
2428:
2427:
2425:
2421:
2417:
2413:
2406:
2401:
2399:
2394:
2392:
2387:
2386:
2383:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
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2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2292:
2289:
2285:
2278:
2273:
2271:
2266:
2264:
2259:
2258:
2255:
2248:
2243:
2239:
2238:
2218:
2214:
2208:
2201:
2200:0-691-00764-0
2197:
2193:
2189:
2184:
2182:
2174:
2170:
2167:
2162:
2154:
2152:0-88029-158-3
2148:
2144:
2137:
2129:
2127:0-674-02385-4
2123:
2119:
2114:
2113:
2107:
2101:
2094:
2088:
2081:
2075:
2067:
2065:9781781592243
2061:
2057:
2050:
2042:
2036:
2032:
2025:
2010:
2006:
1999:
1990:
1986:
1984:0-520-02238-6
1980:
1976:
1975:
1969:
1966:
1962:
1960:0-521-25603-8
1956:
1952:
1951:
1945:
1944:
1941:
1934:
1933:
1928:
1922:
1916:
1915:
1910:
1904:
1897:
1893:
1889:
1885:
1879:
1871:
1869:0-618-13384-4
1865:
1861:
1854:
1846:
1840:
1832:
1830:9788178241098
1826:
1822:
1821:
1813:
1806:
1805:
1799:
1792:
1791:
1785:
1778:
1776:81-208-0436-8
1772:
1768:
1767:
1766:Ancient India
1762:
1756:
1749:
1745:
1741:
1735:
1731:
1721:
1718:
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1713:
1711:
1708:
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1701:
1698:
1696:
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1676:
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1668:
1664:
1660:
1659:
1655:
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1646:
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1637:
1633:
1629:
1625:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1611:
1607:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1597:major general
1594:
1593:
1589:
1586:
1580:
1576:
1575:
1571:
1567:
1566:
1562:
1559:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1544:
1540:
1536:
1532:
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1527:
1524:
1518:
1514:
1513:
1510:
1502:
1500:
1496:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1480:
1476:
1472:
1468:
1464:
1461:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1445:
1443:
1439:
1435:
1427:
1423:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1389:
1386:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1370:
1366:
1359:
1354:
1345:
1343:
1339:
1335:
1331:
1330:Manchu people
1326:
1324:
1320:
1319:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1301:
1300:standing army
1298:
1293:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1279:
1275:
1274:Russian tsars
1268:
1264:
1260:
1255:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1228:Prussian Army
1224:
1222:
1218:
1214:
1210:
1205:
1201:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1174:
1169:
1167:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1140:Prior to the
1138:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1104:
1099:
1095:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1078:French Guards
1074:
1070:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1024:nation states
1017:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1001:
992:
990:
986:
982:
978:
973:
972:
967:
966:
961:
957:
952:
948:
946:
941:
936:
933:
931:
927:
922:
920:
915:
909:
906:
902:
894:
889:
880:
878:
874:
870:
866:
865:heavy cavalry
862:
858:
854:
849:
847:
843:
839:
832:
827:
818:
816:
811:
807:
792:
791:Riace bronzes
787:
778:
776:
772:
768:
767:
762:
758:
756:
752:
748:
744:
740:
739:Qin Shi Huang
736:
732:
728:
724:
720:
716:
712:
708:
701:(475-221 BCE)
700:
695:
686:
684:
680:
676:
672:
668:
664:
660:
656:
652:
648:
644:
640:
636:
625:
618:
617:
604:
603:Medical corps
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
570:
569:
566:
558:
556:
552:
551:expeditionary
548:
544:
540:
539:standing army
536:
532:
528:
523:
521:
517:
516:PLA Air Force
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
488:
487:
481:
476:
475:
468:
464:
460:
455:
453:
449:
445:
444:army aviation
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
381:Flying column
379:
377:
376:Brigade group
374:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
348:
346:
342:
335:
331:
327:
324:
323:
319:
315:
311:
308:
307:
303:
299:
295:
292:
291:
289:
285:
278:
274:
271:
270:
266:
262:
258:
255:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
235:
234:
232:
228:
221:
217:
213:
210:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
190:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
170:
169:
167:
163:
156:
153:
152:
148:
144:
140:
137:
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128:
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121: ●
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4352:Conscription
4346:
4327:Peace treaty
4313:
4018:Subterranean
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