bs2 · @bsmall2
195 followers · 3346 posts · Server mstdn.jp> ..to completely chase all the #Bandanese from the land.. as efficiently as possible.. a contingent of eighty Japanese mercenaries to his forces: they are #ronin, or #MasterlessSamurai. Not only are they cheaper and hardier than European #soldiers, they are also professional #swordsmen and highly skilled #executioners, experts in the arts of #decapitation and #dismemberment.
#AmitavGhosh in #NutmegsCurse on #Samurai #mercenaries for the #Dutch in #Indonesia's #BandaIslands #Amboyna
#Amboyna #BandaIslands #indonesia #dutch #mercenaries #samurai #NutmegsCurse #AmitavGhosh #dismemberment #decapitation #executioners #swordsmen #soldiers #MasterlessSamurai #ronin #Bandanese