Mercenary Recruitment Thread

[Barry Goldwater]

Recruit mercs & privateers here.

[Barry Goldwater]

1796 mercs:

De Frotte's Cavaliers:
Leader: Rene De Frotte
Nationality: French
Cost: 14%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
3x Heavy Cavalry
Background: French nobles who fled the Revolution with their families and organized into a band of heavy horsemen for hire. Has participated in the French Revolutionary Wars on the side of the Allies, fought as early as Valmy 1792 and most recently with the British at the Quiberon Bay invasion of 1795 before leaving. Naturally, they have dreams of restoring the Ancien Régime.

Papadopoulos' Armatoloi:
Leader: Theodoros Papadopoulos
Nationality: Greek
Cost: 10%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
2x Light Infantry
1x Light Cavalry
Background: Greek brigands, pirates and refugees who banded together in Trieste. Participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792 on the side of the Russians and the French Revolutionary Wars on both sides, first with the French 1792-1793 and with the Allies (specifically, the Austrians) 1793-1796. Have dreams of liberating their homeland from the Turk.

Saleh's Riders:
Leader: Saleh bin Tariq bin Khalid Al-Fulan
Nationality: Arab, Berber
Cost: 12%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
2x Light Cavalry
1x Heavy Cavalry
Background: Arab and Berber warriors led by a former Barbary pirate from Tunisia who was driven out to Morocco. Participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792, first on the side of the Turks, and later on that of the Russians after it became apparent just who was going to win. Commander has openly expressed interest in becoming Bey of Tunis.

Rossi's Condotierri:
Leader: Alberto Rossi
Nationality: Italian
Cost: 14%
Term of Service: 4 years
Composition:
2x Line Infantry
1x Artillery
Background: Italian mercenaries, mostly from Genoa and Naples, known for their surprising discipline, experience and possession of cannon. Participated in the French Revolutionary Wars on both sides, the Allies 1792-1794 and the French 1794-1796. No known ambitions.

O'Rourke's Wild Geese:
Leader: Richard O'Rourke
Nationality: Irish, Scottish
Cost: 10%
Term of Service: 2 years
Composition:
2x Light Infantry
1x Heavy Cavalry
Background: A mix of Catholic refugees from Britain and the descendants of Jacobite exiles who had been forced out of their homes. Most are woodsmen practically born to be sharpshooters and skirmishers, but there exists a contingent of heavy horsemen drawn from the wealthier Jacobite exile families. Participated in the French Revolutionary Wars on both sides, the French 1792-1793 and the Allies (specifically, Prussia) 1793-1795. No known ambitions since the death of Charles Edward Stuart in 1788.

Privateers:

Sigurdarson's Vikings:
Leader: Bjorn Sigurdarson
Nationality: Danish, Norwegian
Cost: 20%
Term of Service: 2 years
Composition:
3x Brigantines
1x Frigate
Background: Self-proclaimed 'New Age Vikings' drawn from impoverished families and retired soldiers in Denmark-Norway. Infamous for their brutality and practice of displaying the heads of their enemies on the prows of their ships. Served in the French Revolutionary Wars on the side of the Allies, most notably participated in the failed Quiberon Bay landings in 1795. No known ambitions beyond pillaging, burning and killing.

Falcon's Sea Dogs:
Leader: John Falcon
Nationality: English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish
Cost: 25%
Term of Service: 2 years
Composition:
2x Brigantines
1x Frigate
1x Man-o-war
Background: British mercenaries led by an impoverished noble. Known for at least making some effort at being the 'knights of the sea'. Served in the American Revolutionary War on the British side and later in the French Revolutionary Wars on the side of the Allies. No known ambitions.

[Barry Goldwater]

1797 mercs:

Duval's Chasseurs:
Leader: Gerald Duval
Nationality: French
Cost: 20%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
3x Light Infantry
2x Light Cavalry
Background: Ex-French soldiers who, despite having an excellent record in the French Revolutionary Wars, were out of a job with the signing of the Treaty of Campo Formio and the cessation of hostilities on the continent. They now walk the earth, offering their services to even the enemies of their old homeland. They have no known ambitions.

Ali's Dogs of War:
Leader: Hasan Ali
Nationality: Arab, Syrian, Circassian
Cost: 18%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
4x Light Cavalry
Background: Egyptian scum-of-the-earth, drawn from the lowest of the low in that chaotic part of the Ottoman Empire, posing as Mamluks. Infamous for their 'ungentlemanly tactics' and legendary (at least throughout North Africa and the Mideast) for their brutality. Participated in various local conflicts between the Mamluk lords.

Stussi's Footmen:
Leader: Heinrich Stussi
Nationality: Swiss, German
Cost: 20%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
3x Line Infantry
1x Light Infantry
1x Artillery
Background: Formed from Swiss exiles that fled the French invasion and dismantlement of the old Swiss Confederacy. Many of them are veterans of countless battles, having served with first the Prussians and then the Austrians against Revolutionary France until the Treaty of Campo Formio forced Austria to release them from Imperial service, and they are known both for their ruthlessness and nerves of steel, having marched in formation through an artillery barrage at Valmy and only retreating under orders. They dream of re-establishing the Swiss Confederacy.

Pavlov's Cossacks:
Leader: Stepan Pavlov
Nationality: Russian
Cost: 20%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
3x Light Cavalry
2x Heavy Cavalry
Background: Drawn primarily from the Don and Kuban Cossack Hosts, but also incorporating Cossacks from as far as Orenburg as well as Russian criminals and peasants with nowhere else to go, Pavlov's Cossacks have earned an unparalleled reputation for speed, recklessness and ferocity in the service of the Austrians, always first to charge (straight into the deepest enemy formations, no less) and often last to leave, frequently outmaneuvering and outmatching their French rivals in what even the French commanders themselves have grudgingly admitted to be 'somewhat fair combat'. They dream of extending the power of the Orthodox Church and, more importantly, their Motherland.

Privateers:

Martinez's Mariners:
Leader: Miguel Martinez
Nationality: Spanish, Portuguese
Cost: 25%
Term of Service: 2 years
Composition:
6x Cutters
3x Fire Ships
1x Frigate
Background: A band of ex-pirates now loaning out their services to whoever will pay. Martinez's Mariners are known to make up what they drastically lack in firepower with speedy, maneuverable cutters and fire ships for suicide runs, and have performed superbly under both the French and the British in the Revolutionary Wars.

[Dave Strider]

Are the mercs from 1796 still available, or do they leave as the year advances?

[Barry Goldwater]

They're available until I take them off those lists More specifically, they'll be available for the same # of years as the # of years they're willing to serve (ex. the Greek guys will stay on that list for 3 turns)

[Dave Strider]

But I assume if we hire them a year after they appear, their term of service is reduced by a year?

[Barry Goldwater]

Actually, no

[Dave Strider]

Nice!

[Dave Strider]

General Thomasson requests seperate visits with Rossi's Condottierri and Saleh's Riders.

[Kip]

Secretary Weatherby requests to be present at these negotiations - he also wishes for himself and the general to meet with Pavlov's Cossacks.

[Dave Strider]

General Thomasson agrees to Senator Weatherby's request to meet the cossacks.

[Barry Goldwater]

Whoa, I forgot about this.

1801 mercs:

Giraud's Tirailleurs:
Leader: Jean Giraud
Nationality: French
Cost: 25%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
4x Light Infantry
2x Light Cavalry
Background: A mix of French veterans and royalist exiles led by an ex-Major who had been dishonorably discharged from Napoleon's army and now offer their guns for money. They have no known ambitions.

Juarez's Sharpshooters:
Leader: Joaquin Juarez
Nationality: Spanish
Cost: 25%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
6x Light Infantry
Background: A mix of Spanish veterans of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Mexican banditos and European exiles led by one Joaquin Juarez, a famous marksman from Mexico. As one can tell from their name, these men specialize in slaughtering their enemies from a distance. They have no known ambitions.

Karađorđe's Hussars:
Leader: Đorđe 'Karađorđe' Petrović
Nationality: Serbian
Cost: 25%
Term of Service: 3 years
Composition:
2x Light Infantry
4x Light Cavalry
Background: Serbian exiles led by one George Petrovich, better known as 'Black George' for his commoner background. They are specialized light troops, and have served admirably in the ranks of the Austrian and Russian armies. They seek to follow in the footsteps of the Greeks and establish an independent Serbian state.