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The Military Achievements of Patrick Gordon
A strategist and military engineer fighting as a mercenary for the Swedish army is offering to switch sides and join our ranks, for a small compensation. The expertise of Patrick Gordon would certainly contribute towards our efforts to reform and strengthen the military according to Western European standards.
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10012title = flavor_mos.89.title The Military Achievements of Patrick Gordon
10013desc = flavor_mos.89.desc A strategist and military engineer fighting as a mercenary for the Swedish army is offering to switch sides and join our ranks, for a small compensation. The expertise of Patrick Gordon would certainly contribute towards our efforts to reform and strengthen the military according to Western European standards.
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10052birth_date = 1635.1.1
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10123historical_info = flavor_mos.89.historical_info Patrick Gordon was a Scottish military engineer and general who served in the Russian army. He began his military career in the Swedish army during the Second Northern War but later switched sides and joined the Russian army. He became a close associate of Peter 'the Great', which would eventually lead to tensions with the Russian nobility.