page_title: Lansquenet
hierarchical_section_title: Lansquenet
context_page_description: Lansquenet is a card game, named after the French spelling of the German word Landsknecht, which refers to 15th- and 16th-century German mercenary foot soldiers; The lansquenet drum is a type of field drum used by these soldiers.
context_section_description: Lansquenet is a card game, named after the French spelling of the German word Landsknecht ('servant of the land or country'), which refers to 15th- and 16th-century German mercenary foot soldiers; The lansquenet drum is a type of field drum used by these soldiers.
caption: Grand Dauphin Louis plays Lansquenet at Versailles (1694)
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