Book 24. (1 results) Vagabonds of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 314 | Many mercenary companies consist of little more than rabbles of armed ruffians, others, like those of Dietrich of Tarnburg, Pietro Vacchi and Raymond, of Rive-du-Bois, are crack troops, as professional as warriors of Ar or Cosian regulars. |
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Book 24. (7 results) Vagabonds of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 3 | 311 | Many mercenaries do not wear uniforms. |
| 3 | 312 | Insignia such as armbands, scarves, ribbons and plumes, of given colors, serve to identify them, making clear their side. |
| 3 | 313 | Needless to say, such casual devices may be swiftly changed, the colors sometimes alternating with the tides of battle. |
| 3 | 314 | Many mercenary companies consist of little more than rabbles of armed ruffians, others, like those of Dietrich of Tarnburg, Pietro Vacchi and Raymond, of Rive-du-Bois, are crack troops, as professional as warriors of Ar or Cosian regulars. |
| 3 | 315 | In dealing with mercenaries, it is extremely important to know the sort of mercenaries with which one is dealing. |
| 3 | 316 | That can make a great deal of difference, both with respect to tactics and strategy. |
| 3 | 317 | More than one regiment of regular troops has been decimated as a result of their commanders having taken a mercenary foe too lightly. |
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Many mercenaries do not wear uniforms.
Insignia such as armbands, scarves, ribbons and plumes, of given colors, serve to identify them, making clear their side.
Needless to say, such casual devices may be swiftly changed, the colors sometimes alternating with the tides of battle.
Many mercenary companies consist of little more than rabbles of armed ruffians, others, like those of Dietrich of Tarnburg, Pietro Vacchi and Raymond, of Rive-du-Bois, are crack troops, as professional as warriors of Ar or Cosian regulars.
In dealing with mercenaries, it is extremely important to know the sort of mercenaries with which one is dealing.
That can make a great deal of difference, both with respect to tactics and strategy.
More than one regiment of regular troops has been decimated as a result of their commanders having taken a mercenary foe too lightly.
- (Vagabonds of Gor, Chapter 3)