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  2. List of mercenaries - Wikipedia

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    Charidemus. d. 333 BC. 367–333 BC. Athens. Greek mercenary leader who served Athens, Thrace and Rhodes. Clearchus of Sparta. 411–401 BC. Spartan general and mercenary leader who joined Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to seize the Persian throne from Artaxerxes III. Diogenes of Judea.

  3. List of private military contractors - Wikipedia

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    Formerly known as Blackwater and Xe and it is part of the Constellis Group. American International Security Corp. Woburn, MA. Dissolved. Custer Battles. McLean, VA. Iraq and oil sector (at present, have ceased operations in Iraq) Dissolved. Jorge Scientific Corporation.

  4. List of military figures by nickname - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...

  5. Mercenaries in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Shadow Company is a documentary directed by Nick Bicanic and Jason Bourque and narrated by Gerard Butler. It is an introduction to the mercenary and private military company industry, concentrating on the role the industry has been playing in recent conflicts. It was released on DVD in August 2006.

  6. List of military special forces units - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of military special forces units, also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that are specially organized, trained and equipped to conduct special operations.

  7. Free company - Wikipedia

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    Free company. French troops being attacked by the Tard-Venus free company during the 1362 Battle of Brignais. A free company (sometimes called a great company or, in French, grande compagnie) was an army of mercenaries between the 12th and 14th centuries recruited by private employers during wars. They acted independently of any government, and ...

  8. Military call sign - Wikipedia

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    Military call sign. Military call signs are call signs (or callsigns) or specialized form of nickname assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ ...

  9. Letter of marque - Wikipedia

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    Letter of marque given to Captain Antoine Bollo via the shipowner Dominique Malfino from Genoa, owner of the Furet, a 15-tonne privateer, 27 February 1809. A letter of marque and reprisal (French: lettre de marque; lettre de course) was a government license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person, known as a privateer or corsair, to ...