The world condemned them. Since at least the late 19th century, several African colonies and states have employed foreign nationals to serve as mercenaries in the continent’s many bush wars.
There were separate French and English groups of mercenaries. The French government supported the use of its mercenaries in Biafra, since it saw potential political advantage to itself if the largest Anglophone country on the continent should be splintered. Their goal was to loot Belgium houses and banks.
The Editor agreed as long as he had no family commitments. Begun by English soldier, Hundred Years War veteran, and absolute player John Hawkwood, the White Company was a mercenary group active primarily in France and Italy during the mid-1300s and boasted 3,500 cavalry and 2,000 infantry at its peak.
Mockler's negative opinions about mercenaries were sent 'topsy-turvy' although he had enough journalistic training to ignore Hoare's argument that he was merely fighting to prevent the spread of Communism. Much of his talk reflected on classical history (Mockler has a double-first from The University of Cambridge).
Three kinds of mercenary were used: pilots on the federal side; pilots and soldiers on the Biafran side; and relief pilots employed by the humanitarian relief organizations assisting Biafra. Mr Mockler has spent years studying mercenaries, finding out what makes them want to live on the edge of society, risking their loves for a series of disloyal masters. What emerges repeatedly in the history of the mercenary in Africa—whether in Nigeria, Angola, or elsewhere—is the fact that mercenaries charged huge fees (to be paid in advance) for generally poor and sometimes nonexistent services. Mockler was taken on a tour. Mockler was then arrested by a furious Major Ian Gordon who ordered him onto the next plane home. 'They were amazing people' said Mockler. Despite this, the Portuguese, having lost their colonial war, allowed and encouraged a mercenary program of their own in Angola, in opposition to the newly installed MPLA government.
His talk focused on Africa, starting with the Belgium Congo where the energetic Patrice Lumumba had became founding president. Hoare was in charge of Five Commando. Five Commando had its own ways, and army regulations did not apply. Hoare was a dapper man, not, as Mockler had expected a bloody man 'with a dagger in his teeth'.
It was a bit like a British army battalion although discipline was a problem. They believed they had magic to stop machine-gun bullets. Trevor Mostyn writes: Tony Mockler (White Mercenaries in Africa and Iraq – The Media Pendulum Swings) spoke about the development of white mercenaries, concentrating on their role in Africa, and the way the media had swung both ways when covering their activities; often critical, sometimes supportive. As the Mobutu regime in Zaire collapsed during the latter part of 1996 and 1997, senior French officers were recruiting a “white mercenary … However much people may hate their rulers they usually hate foreign mercenaries more. He took a taxi from the airport to the Hotel Leopold Deux but there were no rooms free. Eventually, he managed to share a room with an American medic and a German engineer. Mercenaries and their allies were inside. There have been exceptions, however, such as the 15th Century Condotiere, who seized Milan and founded the Sforza dynasty, which became the true ruling dynasty of Milan.White Mercenaries in Africa and Iraq – The Media Pendulum Swings He went to Reuters to telex. He contrasted them with diplomats, and even doctors, who remained safely in Leopoldville.
As Laurent Kabila’s forces advanced on Kisangani there was a mass exodus of the population, including the Forces Armées du Zaire (FAZ)/Armed Forces of Zaire troops of Mobutu and many of the mercenaries who had been recruited by the Zaire government.
He sent reports back to the Manchester Guardian whose Editor accepted them and did not censor them [the prevailing view in Britain of white mercenaries was extremely negative].
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