Swiss Mercenaries
During the late
Middle Ages
,
Mercenary
forces
grew in importance in
Europe
, as
veterans
from the
Hundred Years' War
preferred to continue living a
soldier
's
life
rather than abandoning the
military
.
Swiss
mercenaries
(
Reislufer
) in particular were valued for their
loyalty
and
skills
, and several European
countries
- mainly the
Netherlands
and
France
- had Swiss
Pikemen
regiments
into their
armed forces
under
treaties
with the various Swiss
cantons
. Since
1859
however, only one mercenary unit is permitted under Swiss
law
, certainly the most famous of all: the
Vatican
's
Swiss Guard
, which has been protecting the
Pope
for the last five centuries.
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