This article examines the entangled logics of corporal and carceral punishments of mercenary soldiers in eighteenth-century Denmark. Beginning with the story of a single man and his unfortunate trajectory through a sequence of punitive measures before his death as a prison workhouse inmate, the article looks at how punishments of soldiers communicated in multiple ways and were used to a variety of ends that were both typical and atypical within eighteenth-century society. It argues that soldiers experienced a breadth of both corporal and carceral punishments that were, in many cases, designed to limit otherness while communicating exemplarity along a fine-tuned spectrum of pain. The clearest example of this was running the gauntlet; a harrowing physical ordeal meted out by the offender's fellow soldiers. Turning to the carceral experiences often initiated by this ritual, it then examines how former mercenaries experienced convict labour differently from other occupational groups based on several factors. Their gender and occupational belonging meant they were funnelled towards specific penal institutions. Yet, their status as migrants and potential military labour meant they would often exit these institutions in specific ways. Whereas civilians often endured dishonouring punishments, ex-military convicts experienced punishments designed to inflict great pain without rendering them unfit for later military labour.

本文探讨了 18 世纪丹麦对雇佣兵进行肉刑和肉刑的纠结逻辑。从一个单身男人的故事开始，以及他作为监狱济贫院囚犯死前一系列惩罚措施的不幸轨迹，这篇文章着眼于对士兵的惩罚如何以多种方式传达，并被用于各种目的，既十八世纪社会中的典型和非典型。它认为，士兵经历了广泛的体罚和肉刑，在许多情况下，这些惩罚旨在限制差异性，同时通过微调的痛苦范围传达榜样。最明显的例子就是挑战。罪犯的战友对他们进行的痛苦的身体折磨。转向通常由这种仪式引发的监禁经历，然后基于几个因素检查前雇佣军如何与其他职业群体不同地体验罪犯劳动。他们的性别和职业归属意味着他们被送往特定的惩戒机构。然而，他们的移民身份和潜在的军事劳工身份意味着他们通常会以特定方式离开这些机构。平民经常遭受有辱人格的惩罚，而前军事罪犯所经历的惩罚旨在给他们带来巨大的痛苦，同时又不会使他们不适合以后的军事劳动。他们的性别和职业归属意味着他们被送往特定的惩戒机构。然而，他们的移民身份和潜在的军事劳工身份意味着他们通常会以特定方式离开这些机构。平民经常遭受有辱人格的惩罚，而前军事罪犯所经历的惩罚旨在给他们带来巨大的痛苦，同时又不会使他们不适合以后的军事劳动。他们的性别和职业归属意味着他们被送往特定的惩戒机构。然而，他们的移民身份和潜在的军事劳工身份意味着他们通常会以特定方式离开这些机构。平民经常遭受有辱人格的惩罚，而前军事罪犯所经历的惩罚旨在给他们带来巨大的痛苦，同时又不会使他们不适合以后的军事劳动。