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The German Landsknechts, sometimes also rendered as (singular , ) were colourful mercenary soldiers with a formidable reputation who became an important military force through late 15th- and 16th-century Europe. Consisting predominantly of German mercenary pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, they achieved the reputation for being the universal mercenaries of early modern Europe.
Usage examples of "landsknecht".
And make this look good -- all the landsknecht captains and lieutenants are meeting with von Salm and the city council at the Zimmermann Inn tomorrow morning to ask for more money, so I want you lads to look like indispensable professionals.
The landsknecht stood up with a puzzled curse, dragging his dagger.
The young landsknecht shook his head dubiously and replaced the ugly little root in his pouch.
A white-bearded landsknecht who was crouched several feet away looked up from whetting his sword and barked a laugh.
Eilif was happy to sign the Irishman on as a member of his company, and Duffy took up residence with the landsknecht mercenaries, who were at that time quartered in the north barracks, near the Wollzelle.
The Irishman looked around and spotted Eilif, sitting with a couple of other landsknecht captains at a table by the wall.
Tomorrow morning all the landsknecht captains and their lieutenants are meeting at the Zimmermann Inn with von Salm and some highly placed boys to ask for more money -- our feeling is that we've got them over a barrel, you see -- and we want to be well-represented.
The Swiss landsknecht raised a dusty eyebrow and stared hard at Duffy.
Prostitutes and liquor vendors clustered around the makeshift landsknecht barracks, taking their own share of the weirdly inverted economy common to all long-besieged cities.
It belonged to the leader of the small group of Landsknecht whom her father had hired in Amsterdam to escort them to Badenburg.