Swiss bands
are Swiss mercenaries who, in France, were the first permanent foreign military units recruited and paid, formed by a regime of capitulations between the kings of France and the Swiss Confederation
en-US/ˈswɪs ˈbændz/
en-GB/swɪs ˈbændz/
are Swiss mercenaries who, in France, were the first permanent foreign military units recruited and paid, formed by a regime of capitulations between the kings of France and the Swiss Confederation