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More crossbowmen

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We have some knowledge of uniform liveries worn by soldiers in the 15th century (white and red for Lubeck town levies, for example), but we also often get depictions of soldiers wearing mismatched colours - like the mercenaries in the painting depicting the siege of Malbork.

Gerolt of Riga

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  On a somewhat less historically accurate note, behold Gerolt of Riga, a Latvian mercenary with high professional ethics.  Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqSw44eDU0