In the 17th and 18th centuries the poverty was so widespread that many of the villagers joined mercenary regiments or emigrated.

If you'd built normal mercenary regiments for use off-planet, who'd they be loyal to?

"Suddenly what Bronson saw as an asset - mercenary regiments he could subvert - became a possible threat."

He had no doubt at all they were veterans of mercenary regiments.

His father was an officer in a Swiss mercenary regiment in the service of the Netherlands.

Normal for places that hired the United Defense Batteries and other mercenary regiments, at any rate.

I will probably join a mercenary regiment and see the world.

Humans were always fringe cargo, save for the occasional new settlement-and, more often, the transport of a mercenary regiment.

Except perhaps for me to retain a mercenary regiment.

'He will sign on with a mercenary regiment somewhere.'