Swiss mercenaries

Target entity: Swiss mercenaries
Context triple: [Burgundian Wars, hasParticipant, Swiss mercenaries]

• A. Landsknechte
  Landsknechte were German mercenary pikemen and infantry soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries, famed for their colorful dress, discipline in pike formations, and major role in European wars of the Renaissance.
• B. Janissaries
  The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
• C. Genoese crossbowmen
  The Genoese crossbowmen were renowned medieval Italian mercenary troops famed for their powerful crossbows and frequent employment in major European battles.
• D. Muscovite army
  The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
• E. Hessian troops
  Hessian troops were German auxiliary soldiers hired by the British Crown to fight against the American colonists during the American Revolutionary War.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Swiss mercenaries
Target entity description: Swiss mercenaries were highly disciplined, professional infantry soldiers from the Swiss Confederacy, renowned across late medieval and early modern Europe for their effectiveness in pike warfare and service in foreign armies.

• A. Landsknechte
  Landsknechte were German mercenary pikemen and infantry soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries, famed for their colorful dress, discipline in pike formations, and major role in European wars of the Renaissance.
• B. Janissaries
  The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
• C. Genoese crossbowmen
  The Genoese crossbowmen were renowned medieval Italian mercenary troops famed for their powerful crossbows and frequent employment in major European battles.
• D. Muscovite army
  The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
• E. Hessian troops
  Hessian troops were German auxiliary soldiers hired by the British Crown to fight against the American colonists during the American Revolutionary War.
• F. None of above. chosen