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Science - History | | English term or phrase: the luck of battle swayed | | Geschichtsbuch/Biografie des Bündner Freiheitskämpfers Georg/Jürg Jenatsch. Kontext: Dreissigjähriger Krieg. Jenatsch ist als Söldner für verschiedene "europäische" Armeen unterwegs. An die Nörgler: Ihr müsst ja nicht den ganzen Kontext lesen, wenn ihr nicht wollt. Okay: "Jenatsch remade himself during the war years by taking advantage of every opportunity he could. His activities varied constantly as the alliances shifted and the luck of battle swayed, but always fit one of three major dimensions. First, he was constantly active as a military recruiter. Much of his recruiting—which was highly profitable for him personally—involved raising troops by enlisting Swiss boys from regions untouched by the war. Other times he raised troops in Graubünden for service to outside powers like Venice or for deployment within the Three Leagues when the chances for restoration looked good. His second dimension of activity was as a soldier himself. The most profitable troops for him were often the ones who served in his own company, or later in his own regiment. His growing wealth and experience brought with it a steady rise in rank within the mercenary forces that did most of the fighting in Graubünden and across Europe. Sometimes the foreign powers, such as France, paid Jenatsch to fight within Graubünden with the men he raised, but he was equally willing to take his troops elsewhere when the situation demanded it. The third dimension of his activity during the 1620s was as a political leader intent on restoring both the autonomy of the Three Leagues and the Leagues' control over the Valtellina. " Die three major dimensions im Satz bereiten mir auch sorgen. Soviel hab ich bereits: "Aufgrund von Verschiebungen innerhalb der Allianzen und......, wechselten seine Anstellungen/Aktivitäten ständig... |
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Okay, eine wirklich sehr freie Übersetzung. Aber sie trifft doch den Kern der Sache, oder?
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