Mercenary

The Hundred Years’ War was a compilation of skirmishes that were fought between the English and French which involved feudal and mercenary armies for command of the Kingdom of France, over the period of 1337 to 1453. The War began in 1337 due to genealogical issues arising from the English claim to the French throne and the territorial conflicts that ensued. The War ended in 1453 due to the English losing many possessions while retaining their last territory in France, Calais. It was a turning…

It is beginning to appear very clearly to me that the inconsistencies in the military had a very destructive role in the Italian history during this period. The reason I say this is because the mercenaries although not mentioned here specifically and the worthless auxiliary army plus mixed army, were all non-reliable. I can see the predicaments that the popes have all gone through or witnessed due to inconsistent military personnel and that in itself invited the coup d’état whereby the popes…

the protection of the state the prince had to be the military leader and the troops had to be his own, never mercenaries. A mercenary was disorganized, undisciplined, faithless and unreliant. Mercenaries were thought to be unskilled soldiers making them unable to defend the country and would flee when put into battle, or if they were skilled they could not be trusted. A skilled mercenary was looked at as always seeking power by either overthrowing their master or having others overthrow them.…

Ferdinand stripped the political freedom of Bohemia and the Second Defenestration of Prague sparked a new war, which lead to thirty years of destruction of towns and villages affecting not only people but European society too. Broadsheets depicted mercenary armies of the warring countries razing…

The Battle of Trenton began on December 25th, 1776 and it ended on December 26th, 1776. The British left Trenton in the hands of the mercenary Hessians, who were hired from Germany. The reason was because it was Christmas evening is because it was night, it was snowing and cold, and lastly the Hessians were probably partying. The Colonial Army and the German mercenaries found themselves at this location because the…

The limit of consent is also discussed in this article. Not many wars aren't hell. During the Renaissance from Italy, wars were fought by the mercenary soldiers by the great condottieri (leaders of the pro, military mercenaries which was contracted by the Italian city-states). But now people’s judgements are very different. Mercenaries are more advanced soldiers who sell their services on the open market, but some who were served by the royal family. Napoleon went to Metternich that he…

Through the perspective of Niccolo Machiavelli, the importance of realistic goals, plans and the execution of said plans are clearly described in his book the prince. A ruler speakers concern must be internal security the states' ability to protect its self from external threats and practicality to keep his state. Machiavelli with especially clear how little he values Christian morality and principalities. He argued that the realm of idealism would only bring a pretty downfall for the prince…

drafted into the army, so the empire had to pay for disloyal Germanic mercenaries to increase the size of its military. This also drained the economy that was already going downhill. (Document H) A weak economy could no longer sustain the vast Roman empire with a smaller population making less money. In addition, the treasury of Rome was drained by having to pay Germanic mercenaries to protect the vast borders. The mercenaries were also not loyal to Rome - they were loyal to those who simply…

giant and steals his sword as a spoil. As Tung and his brothers lay siege to the capital, it comes clear that the Gleannians weren’t the ones who hired the mercenaries. They gather this by interrogating capture enemy soldiers and that the mercenaries weapon only used by elite Pontikian troops. The Princess tasks him to kill the mercenary leader. This leads Tung to a warehouse where it turns out the leader is a giant computer that takes up a large room. He defeats the computer and its…

Macbeth Final Essay Who has the power to influence us to do what we do and why? In Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth changes from being a honorable gentleman into a irrational killer. The existent question here is what or who influenced him to change? We recognize that he was influenced by many people throughout the play to commit appalling actions. The most influential to Macbeth in the play were the weird sisters. The weird sisters were the furthermost influential in the play…