The prisoner was one of those military adventurers who sold their blood to whoever would buy, and grew old in stratagems and spoils.
William Walker's short lived take over of Nicaragua in 1856 was the most famous and important of these private military adventurers.
Many descended from 18th century revenue speculators and military adventurers.
The fourth Baronet was a well-known military adventurer and sportsman.
All that is known is that he appeared afterwards as a military adventurer in the "chaotic field of central Indian discord".
Jefferson's later charge that I wanted to take the presidency away from him was not unlike Hamilton seeing in me a military adventurer.
That same year, the military adventurer, William Walker, took control of Nicaragua.
Similar practices were adopted by the jẹsa and other groups, which saw a corresponding rise in the social influence of military adventurers and successful entrepreneurs.
They appear, however, to have come to the Attock District about the end of the 16th century as a small band of military adventurers.
We hope that the decision will once and for all seal any attempt by military adventurers to change the boundary by means of force.