Landsknecht

The Landsknechts were notorious mercenaries in the age of Renaissance. They were known to be as violent as their clothing is flamboyant. They switch sides on a nonpaying employer if the employer is lucky. If the unfaithful employer is unlucky, the Landsknechts have been known to sack their unfaithful employer's city until their pays them as much as they want as in the case of the Sack of Rome of 1527. The Sacking of Rome of 1527 killed 50,000 civilians. The Landsknechts also were prone to have drunken and more often then not, fatal fights amongst themselves Regeardless of the flaws, they were much sought after by many European armies of the day due to their legendary fighting skills. They contributed in crushing peasant revolts and winning key battles like the Battle of Pavia in the Italian Wars for the Emperor Charles V.