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Soldiers > Infantry > Lansquenets, mercenaries

Preferred term

Lansquenets, mercenaries  

Definition

  • One of a class of mercenary soldiers in the German and other continental armies in the 16th and 17th cs. [OED]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Foot soldiers, lansquenets
  • Landsknechts
  • Landsquenets, mercenaries
  • Lanskenets, mercenaries
  • Mercenaries, lansquenets

Notation

  • 120683

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-VPV51P16-Q

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