Historical clue formulations

• Mercenary for the British in the Revolutionary War — 2018-06-19
• Like some soldiers in the American Revolution — 2015-11-29
• Participant in the Battle of Saratoga, 1777 — 2015-05-08
• Mercenary in the American Revolution — 2010-01-26
• German mercenary — 2009-09-13
• Redcoat's ally — 2008-03-16