At that time, there were 20,000 to 30,000 Swiss mercenaries fighting in the service of foreign powers. All of the parties involved in the war coveted them, the cantons received handsome sums from ...
“But when we started hearing about the Swiss Guards’ daily lives — their families, their sacrifices — we knew this story had ...
fried cheese balls that Swiss mercenaries ate while laying siege to the Malakoff Fort during the Crimea War in the 1850s. – Tim Neville Occupying an impressive amount of land near the ...
MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. Switzerland is currently investigating 13 criminal cases related to mercenary service abroad, Swiss historian Sébastien Chazaud told TASS. Earlier, the Swiss Foreign ...