Old Type Mercenary Infantry regiment

Content:

• 1 mounted officer
• 1 mounted musician
• 1 mounted standard bearer
• 3 horses
• 1 officer on foot
• 1 musician on foot
• 1 standard bearer on foot
• 8 infantry companies
• 24 pikemen
• 48 musketeers
• 26 metal pikes
• 24 2x4cm bases
• 2 3x4cm bases
• set of mercenary infantry banners

Mercenary infantry were recruited mainly from Germans, however, there were also some volunteer Scottish regiments and of other nationalities. The owner of the unit received a contract according to which he recruited a unit for the Swedish Crown. The contract included financial terms, size and equipment of the unit. A typical mercenary infantry company consisted of 18 officers and 80-100 privates. Mercenary regiments usually consisted of 8 companies, although there were also some 2-4 company squadrons. Usually musketeers made up about two thirds of a unit. Some mercenary regiments still used old type of equipment popular during TYW: helmets and armor for pikemen and heavy muskets with forks for shot.

ATTENTION: Miniatures from this set can be used in the following armies: Kingdom of Sweden, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Brandenburg and Prussia, Kingdom of Denmark and Norway and Holy Roman Empire - please check their army lists for Details.

This kit is made of metal, is unpainted and needs to be assembled.