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Mercenaries

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Professional soldiers hired by states to fight in wars, commonly employed in early modern Europe before the rise of standing national armies.

AP course connection

Topic 2.6: 2.6 16th-Century Society & Politics in Europe

Unit 2

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