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thumb|In the 17th century, mercenaries were the backbone of European warfare, reaching their peak during the Thirty Years' War
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A mercenary is a soldier who fights for pay rather than for their own country or cause. They were especially important in European warfare during the 1600s, particularly during the Thirty Years' War, when they formed a major part of military forces.
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- Instance of
- profession
- Subclass of
- warrior
- Named after
- military pay
- Image
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- Field of occupation
- war
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- female form of label
- платеничка
- Commons category
- Mercenaries
- topic's main category
- Category:Mercenaries
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- male form of label
- mercenar
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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