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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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that was to provide funding for a new Royal army. The mercenary companies were given a choice of either joining the Royal army as
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621:
618:
617:
616:
611:
606:
604:Special forces
601:
596:
591:
589:Armoured corps
586:
573:
570:
542:regular armies
485:Armée de terre
428:
427:
425:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
397:Combat command
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
358:
356:
352:
351:
349:
348:
333:
332:
317:
316:
301:
299:
295:
294:
292:
291:
280:
279:
264:
263:
244:
242:
238:
237:
235:
234:
219:
218:
199:
198:
179:
177:
173:
172:
170:
169:
162:
161:
146:
145:
134:
133:
126:
125:
110:
108:
100:
99:
90:
89:
82:
75:
67:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4796:
4785:
4782:
4780:
4777:
4776:
4774:
4761:
4760:
4750:
4749:
4738:
4732:
4729:
4727:
4724:
4720:
4715:
4713:
4710:
4708:
4705:
4703:
4700:
4698:
4695:
4693:
4690:
4688:
4685:
4683:
4680:
4678:
4675:
4673:
4670:
4668:
4665:
4663:
4662:Peace process
4660:
4658:
4655:
4653:
4650:
4648:
4645:
4644:
4642:
4638:
4628:
4625:
4623:
4620:
4619:
4617:
4613:
4603:
4598:
4594:
4589:
4585:
4580:
4576:
4571:
4570:
4569:
4566:
4560:
4555:
4551:
4546:
4542:
4537:
4533:
4528:
4524:
4519:
4518:
4517:
4514:
4510:
4505:
4501:
4496:
4492:
4487:
4486:
4484:
4480:
4477:
4473:
4467:
4464:
4462:
4459:
4457:
4454:
4452:
4449:
4447:
4444:
4442:
4439:
4437:
4434:
4432:
4429:
4427:
4424:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4414:
4412:
4409:
4407:
4404:
4403:
4401:
4399:
4395:
4389:
4386:
4384:
4381:
4379:
4376:
4374:
4371:
4369:
4366:
4364:
4361:
4359:
4356:
4354:
4351:
4349:
4346:
4344:
4341:
4339:
4336:
4334:
4331:
4329:
4327:
4323:
4322:
4320:
4318:
4314:
4308:
4305:
4303:
4300:
4298:
4295:
4293:
4290:
4288:
4285:
4283:
4280:
4278:
4275:
4273:
4270:
4268:
4265:
4263:
4260:
4258:
4255:
4253:
4250:
4248:
4245:
4243:
4240:
4238:
4235:
4234:
4232:
4230:
4226:
4220:
4217:
4215:
4212:
4210:
4207:
4205:
4204:Expeditionary
4202:
4200:
4197:
4195:
4192:
4190:
4187:
4186:
4184:
4182:
4178:
4172:
4169:
4167:
4164:
4162:
4159:
4157:
4154:
4152:
4149:
4147:
4144:
4142:
4139:
4137:
4134:
4132:
4129:
4127:
4124:
4122:
4119:
4117:
4114:
4112:
4109:
4107:
4106:Counterattack
4104:
4102:
4099:
4097:
4094:
4092:
4089:
4085:
4082:
4080:
4077:
4076:
4075:
4072:
4070:
4067:
4065:
4062:
4061:
4059:
4057:
4053:
4047:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4035:
4032:
4031:
4030:
4027:
4023:
4020:
4018:
4015:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3995:
3994:
3993:
3990:
3986:
3983:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3962:
3961:
3958:
3954:
3951:
3949:
3946:
3944:
3941:
3940:
3938:
3937:
3935:
3933:
3929:
3923:
3920:
3918:
3915:
3913:
3912:Psychological
3910:
3908:
3905:
3903:
3900:
3898:
3895:
3893:
3890:
3888:
3885:
3883:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3870:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3860:
3858:
3855:
3853:
3852:Combined arms
3850:
3848:
3845:
3843:
3840:
3838:
3835:
3833:
3830:
3828:
3825:
3823:
3820:
3818:
3815:
3813:
3810:
3808:
3805:
3801:
3798:
3796:
3793:
3792:
3791:
3788:
3786:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3768:
3766:
3763:
3761:
3758:
3756:
3753:
3751:
3748:
3746:
3743:
3741:
3738:
3736:
3733:
3731:
3728:
3726:
3723:
3722:
3720:
3718:
3714:
3708:
3705:
3703:
3700:
3698:
3695:
3693:
3690:
3688:
3685:
3683:
3680:
3678:
3675:
3673:
3670:
3668:
3665:
3663:
3660:
3659:
3657:
3653:
3647:
3644:
3640:
3637:
3636:
3635:
3634:Military base
3632:
3630:
3627:
3625:
3622:
3618:
3615:
3614:
3613:
3610:
3606:
3603:
3602:
3601:
3598:
3594:
3591:
3589:
3586:
3585:
3584:
3581:
3580:
3578:
3574:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3549:
3547:
3543:
3541:
3538:
3536:
3535:Depth charges
3533:
3531:
3528:
3526:
3523:
3519:
3516:
3515:
3514:
3511:
3509:
3507:
3503:
3499:
3496:
3495:
3494:
3491:
3490:
3488:
3484:
3478:
3475:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3461:
3458:
3456:
3453:
3451:
3448:
3447:
3446:
3443:
3439:
3436:
3434:
3431:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3420:
3419:
3417:
3413:
3409:
3406:
3405:
3404:
3401:
3399:
3396:
3394:
3391:
3387:
3384:
3383:
3382:
3379:
3375:
3372:
3371:
3370:
3369:Anti-tank gun
3367:
3365:
3362:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3352:
3348:
3345:
3344:
3343:
3342:Assault rifle
3340:
3336:
3333:
3332:
3331:
3330:Battle rifles
3328:
3326:
3324:
3320:
3316:
3313:
3312:
3311:
3308:
3306:
3303:
3301:
3299:
3298:Infantry guns
3295:
3291:
3288:
3287:
3286:
3283:
3279:
3276:
3275:
3274:
3271:
3267:
3264:
3263:
3262:
3259:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3241:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3228:
3225:
3224:
3223:
3220:
3219:
3217:
3213:
3210:
3206:
3200:
3197:
3193:
3192:Anti-aircraft
3190:
3188:
3185:
3184:
3183:
3180:
3176:
3173:
3171:
3168:
3167:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3153:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3130:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3107:
3104:
3103:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3094:
3093:
3091:
3087:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3058:
3056:
3053:
3051:
3048:
3046:
3043:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
3000:
2999:
2996:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2983:
2982:
2979:
2975:
2972:
2971:
2970:
2967:
2963:
2960:
2959:
2958:
2955:
2951:
2948:
2947:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2925:General staff
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2909:
2906:
2904:
2901:
2900:
2899:
2896:
2895:
2893:
2889:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2842:Landing craft
2840:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2830:
2826:
2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2812:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2796:
2793:
2791:
2788:
2784:
2781:
2780:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2760:
2758:
2756:
2752:
2746:
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2738:
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2733:
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2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2714:
2711:
2710:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
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2694:
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2689:
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2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2672:
2669:
2668:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
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2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
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2602:
2599:
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2592:
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2581:
2579:
2576:
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2571:
2570:
2568:
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2546:
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2533:
2531:
2528:
2524:
2521:
2520:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2510:
2507:
2504:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2494:
2492:
2491:Enlisted rank
2489:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2449:
2447:
2444:
2442:
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2438:
2436:
2432:
2428:
2424:
2417:
2412:
2410:
2405:
2403:
2398:
2397:
2394:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
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2354:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2342:
2339:
2337:
2334:
2332:
2329:
2327:
2324:
2322:
2319:
2317:
2314:
2312:
2309:
2307:
2304:
2303:
2300:
2296:
2289:
2284:
2282:
2277:
2275:
2270:
2269:
2266:
2259:
2254:
2250:
2249:
2229:
2225:
2219:
2212:
2211:0-691-00764-0
2208:
2204:
2200:
2195:
2193:
2185:
2181:
2178:
2173:
2165:
2163:0-88029-158-3
2159:
2155:
2148:
2140:
2138:0-674-02385-4
2134:
2130:
2125:
2124:
2118:
2112:
2105:
2099:
2092:
2086:
2078:
2076:9781781592243
2072:
2068:
2061:
2053:
2047:
2043:
2036:
2021:
2017:
2010:
2001:
1997:
1995:0-520-02238-6
1991:
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1986:
1980:
1977:
1973:
1971:0-521-25603-8
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1962:
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1955:
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1945:
1944:
1939:
1933:
1927:
1926:
1921:
1915:
1908:
1904:
1900:
1896:
1890:
1882:
1880:0-618-13384-4
1876:
1872:
1865:
1857:
1851:
1843:
1841:9788178241098
1837:
1833:
1832:
1824:
1817:
1816:
1810:
1803:
1802:
1796:
1789:
1787:81-208-0436-8
1783:
1779:
1778:
1777:Ancient India
1773:
1767:
1760:
1756:
1752:
1746:
1742:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
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1712:
1709:
1707:
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1683:
1679:
1675:
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1648:
1644:
1640:
1636:
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1628:
1622:
1618:
1617:
1613:
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1608:major general
1605:
1604:
1600:
1597:
1591:
1587:
1586:
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1578:
1577:
1573:
1570:
1564:
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1521:
1513:
1511:
1507:
1503:
1499:
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1479:
1475:
1472:
1467:
1465:
1461:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1446:
1438:
1434:
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1426:
1421:
1411:
1409:
1405:
1400:
1397:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1381:
1377:
1370:
1365:
1356:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1342:
1341:Manchu people
1337:
1335:
1331:
1330:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1316:
1312:
1311:standing army
1309:
1304:
1302:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1285:Russian tsars
1279:
1275:
1271:
1266:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1239:Prussian Army
1235:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1221:
1216:
1212:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1180:
1178:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1151:Prior to the
1149:
1147:
1143:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1106:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1089:French Guards
1085:
1081:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1035:nation states
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1003:
1001:
997:
993:
989:
984:
983:
978:
977:
972:
968:
963:
959:
957:
952:
947:
944:
942:
938:
933:
931:
926:
920:
917:
913:
905:
900:
891:
889:
885:
881:
877:
876:heavy cavalry
873:
869:
865:
860:
858:
854:
850:
843:
838:
829:
827:
822:
818:
803:
802:Riace bronzes
798:
789:
787:
783:
779:
778:
773:
769:
767:
763:
759:
755:
751:
750:Qin Shi Huang
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
719:
712:(475-221 BCE)
711:
706:
697:
695:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
647:
636:
629:
628:
615:
614:Medical corps
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
581:
580:
577:
569:
567:
563:
562:expeditionary
559:
555:
551:
550:standing army
547:
543:
539:
534:
532:
528:
527:PLA Air Force
524:
520:
516:
512:
508:
504:
499:
498:
492:
487:
486:
479:
475:
471:
466:
464:
460:
456:
455:army aviation
452:
448:
444:
440:
436:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
392:Flying column
390:
388:
387:Brigade group
385:
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380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
359:
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342:
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335:
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302:
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289:
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282:
281:
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273:
269:
266:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
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232:
228:
224:
221:
220:
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208:
204:
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200:
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