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Salamander of Leith, 1537, Flagship of James V of Scotland, gift of Francis I of France; Lamb of Glasgow 1690 - converted merchant ship [2] Pelican (hired 1689) 18 guns ship captured by the French 10 July 1689; re-captured 1690 by the English Navy and renamed Pelican Prize (as fireship), sunk as breakwater in 1692 off Sheerness. [3]
Venter, Al J. War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars: The Modern Mercenary in Combat. Lancer Publishers, 2010. Othen, Christopher. Katanga 1960–63: Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World. History Press, 2015. McFate, Sean. The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order. Oxford University ...
Pages in category "Ships of Scotland" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afon Cefni (1892 ship) B.
Also: United Kingdom: Scotland: People: By occupation: Military personnel: Mercenaries Pages in category "Scottish mercenaries" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.
Gallowglass fighters were joined by native Irish mercenaries called buanadha (literally "quartered men") and by newer Scottish mercenaries known as "redshanks". During the First Desmond Rebellion, Lord President of Munster Sir William Drury ordered the execution of 700 captured gallowglasses. [citation needed]
A Highland mercenary fighting in Europe during the Thirty Years War, with a bow, plaid and blue bonnet.. Redshank was a nickname for Scottish mercenaries from the Highlands and Western Isles contracted to fight in Ireland; they were a prominent feature of Irish armies throughout the 16th century.
Scottish privateers took a number of English prizes and the Covenanters planned to fit out Dutch ships with Scottish and Dutch crews to join the naval war effort. [60] After the Covenanters allied with the English Parliament they established two patrol squadrons for the Atlantic and North Sea coasts, known collectively as the "Scotch Guard".
Scottish mercenaries known as Redshanks, were highly sought after. Shown here fighting in the Thirty Years War. The redshanks were usually armed alike, principally with bows (the short bow of Scotland and Ireland, rather than the longbow of Wales and England) and, initially, two-handed weapons like claymores, battle axes or Lochaber axes.