 | The Swiss mercenaries (German: Reisläufer) were a powerful infantry force constituted by professional soldiers originating from the cantons of the Old... 36 KB (4,838 words) - 07:36, 13 April 2024 |
 | The Pontifical Swiss Guard (also Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard; Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica; Italian: Guardia Svizzera Pontificia; German:... 47 KB (5,178 words) - 19:07, 14 April 2024 |
 | Swiss Guards (French: Gardes Suisses; German: Schweizergarde; Italian: Guardie Svizzere) are Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European... 21 KB (2,759 words) - 08:49, 14 April 2024 |
 | military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests. Beginning in the 20th century, mercenaries have increasingly... 167 KB (19,323 words) - 20:13, 19 April 2024 |
 | Nostalgia (redirect from Swiss illness) known as mal du Suisse "Swiss illness", because of its frequent occurrence in Swiss mercenaries who in the plains of Switzerland were pining for their landscapes... 42 KB (4,755 words) - 23:03, 22 April 2024 |
 | Holy Roman Empire in 1499, Switzerland has been involved in military operations dating back to the hiring of Swiss mercenaries by foreign nations, including... 19 KB (2,282 words) - 07:36, 13 April 2024 |
The Helvetic Mercenaries are an American football team based in Switzerland that plays in the European League of Football (ELF). On 4 April 2024, the owners... 2 KB (132 words) - 10:03, 25 April 2024 |
 | Battle of Marignano (category Battles involving Switzerland) Francis I, newly crowned King of France, against the Old Swiss Confederacy, whose mercenaries until that point were regarded as the best medieval infantry... 24 KB (3,108 words) - 07:42, 13 April 2024 |
 | The Swiss dagger (Schweizerdolch) is a distinctive type of dagger used in Switzerland and by Swiss mercenaries during the 16th century. It develops from... 5 KB (624 words) - 01:31, 23 August 2023 |
| marked the beginning of the rise of Swiss mercenaries on the battlefields of Europe. In the Burgundian Wars, the Swiss soldiers had gained a reputation of... 52 KB (7,310 words) - 09:24, 11 February 2024 |