| In 1855 he entered Nicaragua with a small band of mercenaries armed with a new type of quick-action rifle. |
| On all sides, ignoring him, barbarian mercenaries brandished their javelins, bows, pikes, two-edged swords. |
| Both risings were put down later in the summer, the royal forces being augmented by foreign mercenaries gathered for war against the Scots. |
| The side drum was introduced by Swiss and German mercenaries shortly before 1500 as a military instrument for keeping time on the march. |
| Already, scores of mercenaries were surrounding the camp, pelting it with flaming arrows and a whole assortment of javelins and throwing spears. |
| The ranks of the Swedish army by now contained many adventurers and dubious mercenaries, and it was a shadow of its former self. |
