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Swordsmen (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T20:58:30Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Swordsmen.png‎]]
|Class=Melee Infantry
|Unit Size=160 Men
|Weaponry=Swords
|Region=India
|Recruitment Cost=580
|Upkeep Cost=230
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to heat fatigue</li>
}}

[[Image:Swordsmen_icon.png]] A sword is an honourable weapon for any warrior. The man who carries one must demonstrate his courage if he is to cut down his foe.

==Overview==

Although a sword, no matter what its design, may appear outdated next to a musket, it has one great advantage: it never needs loading. A truly skilled swordsman will never want for employment, and he is an intimidating sight to many regular musket-armed soldiers.

Units of swordsmen are also easier to handle tactically on a battlefield. A general does not have to make fine judgements about when to hold or give fire: he need only send his men forward to do their killing work at the right time. Once committed, they will keep fighting until death or victory comes.

==Details==

Swordsmen are a cancelled melee unit available only to the Islamic factions in the Indian theater. They are good swordsmen apt at cutting down enemy units with ease. However they should not engage musket armed units head on as this will likely end in disaster. Furthermore they should also avoid engagements with cavalry as this too could be lethal for the Islamic swordsmen.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Mughal_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire (ETW Faction) | Mughal Empire]]
*[[Image:Mysore_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mysore (ETW Faction) |Mysore]]
*[[Image:Persia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Persia (ETW Faction) | Persia]]
*[[Image:Afghanistan.jpg|25px]] [[Afghanistan (ETW Faction) |Afghanistan]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

File:Swordsmen icon.png

2013-07-29T19:14:37Z

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Barbets (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T19:09:35Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:‎Light_infantry.jpg‎]]
|Class=Light Infantry
|Unit Size=80 Men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=Italian Alps
|Recruitment Cost=390
|Upkeep Cost=150
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=Light Infantry Doctrine
|Attributes=<li>Can skirmish</li>
<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Can hide in long grass</li>
<li>Can hide in buildings</li>
<li>Good stamina</li>
}}

[[Image:Light_Infantry_thumb.png‎]] Light Infantry are Skirmishers who harass the enemy while screening the main body of the army.

==Overview==

Initiative, aggression and pace of action mark these men out and they consider themselves a cut above other infantry, regardless of the title that they use. Light infantry, jaegers or chasseurs do not mindlessly follow orders, but pick and choose their own ground and targets, using such cover as they can find. They carry standard smoothbore, muzzle-loading muskets, but they do not rely on massed volley fire: they deliberately aim (as well as they can, given that muskets lack sights), at individuals within the enemy ranks. This selective fire can disrupt enemy formations or drive off enemy skirmishers. Over time, developments in tactics and weapons will make them very effective as snipers as well as covering forces.

In 1700, many European nations did not recruit light infantry regiments. Each line infantry regiment had a light company, but the mass volley was the proper way to employ firepower. As irregular light troops proved their worth and tribal natives refused to co-operate by fighting formal, set piece battles, it was realised that collecting together light companies in ad hoc regiments was no longer enough. Direct recruitment of light infantry regiments began in earnest, and by the end of the 18th Century every army fielded fast, light regiments.

==Details==

Barbets are a cancelled light infantry unit available only to the factions surrounding the Italian Alps. They should be used as all other light infantry, which is to harass enemy lines and combat enemy skirmishers.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

==Factions==

Sekban Janissaries (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T19:00:53Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Janissaries_sekban.png‎]]
|Class=Melee Infantry
|Unit Size=160 Men
|Weaponry=Swords
|Region=Global
|Recruitment Cost=440
|Upkeep Cost=170
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Resistant to heat fatigue</li>
}}

[[Image:Ottoman_sekban_janissaries.png‎]] The janissaries are professional soldiers, hardened by arduous training and given the best equipment in the army.

==Overview==

As a force, they are the cream of the Ottoman army but, in comparison to some other nations, they fight in a slightly old fashioned way. This is small comfort to those who stand against them, as the janissaries are personally brave to the point of foolhardiness. They are also given to festooning themselves with weapons and hurling themselves into any fray!

Historically, the corps of janissaries (the term means “new soldiers”) dates back to the 14th Century. They were intended to replace the unreliable ghazi tribal warriors with a force indoctrinated to be completely loyal to the Sultan. This was achieved by taking boys as young as five for training and conversion to Islam if required. The janissaries had their own corps of engineers, supply troops and were even paid regularly, whether they were at war or not! Over time, however, they came to be used as bureaucrats and administrators, and this gave them too much power over the Ottoman Empire. Eventually, the janissaries’ entrenched position in government became arrogance and an entrenched position against change, and so helped the Ottomans to stagnate and decline.

==Details==

Sekban Janissaries are cancelled melee unit available only to the Ottoman Empire. At the start of the game the Sekban Janissaries are capable of defeating most varieties of Line Infantry until the other European Factions research bayonets, in which case they will prove to be more of a challenge. Even so the Sekban Janissaries will still prove to be a good unit until more efficient firing drills have been researched by the Europeans. This will cause the Sekban Janissaries to be gunned down to a less effective number before they can even engage in melee.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Ottoman_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction) |Ottoman Empire]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

File:Ottoman sekban janissaries.png

2013-07-29T18:59:55Z

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2013-07-29T18:58:44Z

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Beylik Janissaries (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T18:51:31Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Janissaries_beylik.png‎‎]]
|Class=Melee Infantry
|Unit Size=160 Men
|Weaponry=Swords
|Region=Global
|Recruitment Cost=550
|Upkeep Cost=220
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Resistant to heat fatigue</li>
}}

[[Image:Ottoman_beylick_janissaries_icon_infs.png]] The janissaries are professional soldiers, hardened by arduous training and given the best equipment in the army.

==Overview==

As a force, they are the cream of the Ottoman army but, in comparison to some other nations, they fight in a slightly old fashioned way. This is small comfort to those who stand against them, as the janissaries are personally brave to the point of foolhardiness. They are also given to festooning themselves with weapons and hurling themselves into any fray!

Historically, the corps of janissaries (the term means “new soldiers”) dates back to the 14th Century. They were intended to replace the unreliable ghazi tribal warriors with a force indoctrinated to be completely loyal to the Sultan. This was achieved by taking boys as young as five for training and conversion to Islam if required. The janissaries had their own corps of engineers, supply troops and were even paid regularly, whether they were at war or not! Over time, however, they came to be used as bureaucrats and administrators, and this gave them too much power over the Ottoman Empire. Eventually, the janissaries’ entrenched position in government became arrogance and an entrenched position against change, and so helped the Ottomans to stagnate and decline.

==Details==

Beylik Janissaries are cancelled melee unit available only to the Ottoman Empire. At the start of the game the Beylik Janissaries are capable of defeating most varieties of Line Infantry until the other European Factions research bayonets, in which case they will prove to be more of a challenge. Even so the Beylik Janissaries will still prove to be a good unit until more efficient firing drills have been researched by the Europeans. This will cause the Beylik Janissaries to be gunned down to a less effective number before they can even engage in melee.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Ottoman_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction) |Ottoman Empire]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

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Cemaat Janissary Grenadiers (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T18:47:23Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Janissaries_cemaat_grenadiers.png‎ ]]
|Class=Grenadiers
|Unit Size=80 Men
|Weaponry=Muskets and Grenades
|Region=Global
|Recruitment Cost=470
|Upkeep Cost=180
|Building Requirements=Drill School
|Tech Requirements=Grenades
|Attributes=<li>Can throw grenades</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Resistant to morale shocks</li>
<li>Inspires nearby units</li>
}}

[[Image:Ottoman_cemaat_grenadiers.png‎‎]] The janissaries are professional soldiers, hardened by arduous training and given the best equipment in the army.

==Overview==

As a force, they are the cream of the Ottoman army but, in comparison to some other nations, they fight in a slightly old fashioned way. This is small comfort to those who stand against them, as the janissaries are personally brave to the point of foolhardiness. They are also given to festooning themselves with weapons and hurling themselves into any fray!

Historically, the corps of janissaries (the term means “new soldiers”) dates back to the 14th Century. They were intended to replace the unreliable ghazi tribal warriors with a force indoctrinated to be completely loyal to the Sultan. This was achieved by taking boys as young as five for training and conversion to Islam if required. The janissaries had their own corps of engineers, supply troops and were even paid regularly, whether they were at war or not! Over time, however, they came to be used as bureaucrats and administrators, and this gave them too much power over the Ottoman Empire. Eventually, the janissaries’ entrenched position in government became arrogance and an entrenched position against change, and so helped the Ottomans to stagnate and decline.

==Details==

Cemaat Janissary Grenadiers are a cancelled grenadier unit available only to the Ottoman Empire. They are apt at creating havoc among enemy lines by throwing their grenades and are to an extent on par with European Grenadiers. However as time goes on they will soon be outmatched by the more effecient drills ect. fielded by the European units and will therefore be rendered obsolete. Nether the less theCemaat Janissary Grenadiers can still complete fulfill what is required of them.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Ottoman_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction) |Ottoman Empire]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]
[[Category:Cancelled Units]]

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Islamic Swordsmen (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T18:35:46Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:East_ethnic_swordsmen_info_infs.png‎‎]]
|Class=Melee Infantry
|Unit Size=160 Men
|Weaponry=Swords
|Region=India
|Recruitment Cost=940
|Upkeep Cost=230
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to heat fatigue</li>
}}

[[Image:East_ethnic_swordsmen_icon_infs.png‎‎]] A sword is an honourable weapon for any warrior. The man who carries one must demonstrate his courage if he is to cut down his foe.

==Overview==

Although a sword, no matter what its design, may appear outdated next to a musket, it has one great advantage: it never needs loading. A truly skilled swordsman will never want for employment, and he is an intimidating sight to many regular musket-armed soldiers.

Units of swordsmen are also easier to handle tactically on a battlefield. A general does not have to make fine judgements about when to hold or give fire: he need only send his men forward to do their killing work at the right time. Once committed, they will keep fighting until death or victory comes.

==Details==

Islamic Swordsmen are a melee unit available only to the Islamic factions in the Indian theater. They are good swordsmen apt at cutting down enemy units with ease. However they should not engage musket armed units head on as this will likely end in disaster. Furthermore they should also avoid engagements with cavalry as this too could be lethal for the Islamic swordsmen.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Mughal_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire (ETW Faction) | Mughal Empire]]
*[[Image:Mysore_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mysore (ETW Faction) |Mysore]]
*[[Image:Persia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Persia (ETW Faction) | Persia]]
*[[Image:Afghanistan.jpg|25px]] [[Afghanistan (ETW Faction) |Afghanistan]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

File:East ethnic swordsmen icon infs.png

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Irish Brigade (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T18:29:23Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Reg_etg.png]]
|Class=Line Infantry
|Unit Size=160 Men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=Western Europe
|Recruitment Cost=1040
|Upkeep Cost=260
|Building Requirements=Army Encampment
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
}}

[[Image:Reg_etgthumb.png‎]] Expatriate infantry are exiles in another nation’s service: men with nothing left to lose but their lives.

==Overview==

Europe is awash with exiles, the dispossessed that have taken up arms thanks to war, religious persecution and politics. Some fight to free their homelands and some because home is gone. A few fight for the romance of it all, and for glory and riches. All serve because it is a better choice than starving. Whatever their motives, expatriates are a useful source of men. If someone can carry a musket, there is a place in the ranks. There is always the suspicion that individuals who have turned their coats once may do so again, even though this is unfair to many. As a result, it is unusual for expatriates to serve under their own officers.

Despite the fact that many in the ranks are intelligent enough to act as skirmishers, expatriate infantry carry smoothbore, muzzle-loading muskets and usually fight as line infantry. It is easier to maintain discipline in such units.

Historically, expatriate infantry varied in quality. The Irish Catholic “Wild Geese” in French service fought well, especially against the English. The French Royalist “Chasseurs Britaniques” in the British army, did not relish battle and often deserted at the first opportunity.

==Details==

Irish Brigade are a line infantry unit available only in Western Europe and the Americas. They are slightly inferior than regular Line Infantry but they can still make substitutes for them. They should be used alongside other line infantry units to form the backbone of the army, combating other enemy lines.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
*[[Image:New_spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[New Spain (ETW Faction)|New Spain]]
*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

Invalid Garrison Regiment (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T18:18:22Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Line infantry.jpg‎]]
|Class=Line Infantry
|Unit Size=160 men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=Europe
|Recruitment Cost=720
|Upkeep Cost=280
|Building Requirements=<li> Barracks</li>
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Guard</li> <li>Can Hide in Woodland</li> <li>Resistant to Morale Shocks</li> <li>Grappling Hooks</li>
}}

[[Image:Euro_line_infantry_icon.png‎]]These musket-armed troops use massed volleys to break an enemy, relying on discipline to withstand any counter fire.

==Overview==

“Marching regiments” or “line battalions” make up the majority of units in European-style armies. They are so called because they form the line of battle, not because they always deploy in lines. Indeed, over time the capabilities of line infantry should improve as new tactics, drill and weaponry are developed.

These soldiers carry muzzle-loading, smooth-bore muskets firing lead balls as wide as a man’s thumb. These are inaccurate weapons, effective only over 200 paces or so and when fired in massed volleys. The ability to fire and reload with machine-like regularity with shot and bullet flying and comrades falling all around is what wins battles.

Historically, in many armies colonels received a fee to raise regiments, which remained their personal property and commands. They jealously guarded their rights to appoint friends, relatives and hangers-on as regimental officers. This contractor system, however, allowed unscrupulous officers to make handsome profits by pocketing the pay of non-existent soldiers. The better colonels did take a pride in their regiments, spending their own fortunes on good uniforms and weapons. The capabilities of a “standard” line infantry unit therefore varied between nations and over time. It wasn’t until the 1760s that anything approaching uniformity of drill, equipment and regulations became the norm.

Line infantry regiments remained unchanged throughout the period, and their organizational pattern still forms the basis of modern military units.

==Details==

Invalid Garrison Regiment are a cancelled line infantry unit available only in Europe. They are cheaper than regular line infantry units, and so make great substitutes early on in the game. They should be used as all line infantry, which is to form the backbone of the army. They should combat other line infantry units and be the main force of an attack or defence.

==Factions==
{{List Column|3|
*[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]
*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:Gran_Colombia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Gran Colombia (ETW Faction)|Gran Colombia]]
*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Georgia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]
*[[Image:Greece_flag.png|25px]] [[Greece (ETW Faction)|Greece]]
*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
*[[Image:Hessen_flag.png|25px]] [[Hessen (ETW Faction)|Hessen]]
*[[Image:Hungary_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Hungary (ETW Faction)|Hungary]]
*[[Image:Flag_Ireland.jpg|25px]] [[Ireland (ETW Faction)|Ireland]]
*[[Image:St_John_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Knights of St. John (ETW Faction)|Knights of St. John]]
*[[Image:Louisiana_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Louisiana (ETW Faction)|Louisiana]]
*[[Image:Maratha_Monarchy.jpg|25px]] [[Maratha Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Maratha Confederacy]]
*[[Image:Mexico_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Mexico (ETW Faction)|Mexico]]
*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
*[[Image:New_spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[New Spain (ETW Faction)|New Spain]]
*[[Image:Norway_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
*[[Image:Russia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Russia (ETW Faction) | Russia]]
*[[Image:Quebec.jpg|25px]] [[Quebec (ETW Faction)|Quebec]]
*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
*[[Image:Scotland_ETW.png|25px]] [[Scotland (ETW Faction)|Scotland]]
*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]
*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
*[[Image:13_colonies_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Thirteen Colonies (ETW Faction)|Thirteen Colonies]]
*[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
}}

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

Gendarmerie (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:58:28Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Provincial_Cavalry.png]]
|Class=Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=Sabre's
|Region=Europe
|Recruitment Cost=900
|Upkeep Cost=270
|Building Requirements=Governor's Residence
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
}}
[[Image:Euro_provincial_cavalry_icon.png]]These locally recruited cavalry are a valuable aid in keeping order.
==Overview==

These light horsemen are often little more than mounted militia, but with a greater social standing. Cavalry always see themselves as better than foot soldiers, but in this case, it may be true. It is, after all, not cheap to purchase and maintain a decent horse, and this means that men with financial standing make up the majority of recruits.

They are, however, not as disciplined as regular cavalry, simply because they do not have the time or available resources to learn the craft of war as thoroughly. They are, however, extremely useful in policing the rougher, lower orders and keeping the existing social structure intact.

Historically, there are many examples of yeomanry or gendarmes turning on their own citizenry with surprising and horrific violence. They were widely used against the anti-factory Luddites in northern England and, most infamously, were responsible for the Peterloo Massacre in 1819, when the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry charged a mostly peaceful, but excited crowd, and cut down many unarmed protesters.

==Details==

Gendarmerie are a light cavalry unit available only to the Central European powers. Useful early on as substitutes for the better suited light and heavy cavalry to come, Gendarmerie retain their usefulness in the late game for keeping the order in turbulent regions as they receive a bonus to repression. Should a rebellion occur, they are a good complement to militia forces in fighting, routing, and destroying rebel mobs.

However, Gendarmerie have a very weak charge bonus and not much melee skill or defense. They are only really suited to attacking weaker enemies, or enemies that are just about to break.

==Factions==
{{List Column|3|
*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
*[[Image:Hessen_flag.png|25px]] [[Hessen (ETW Faction)|Hessen]]
*[[Image:Hungary_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Hungary (ETW Faction)|Hungary]]
*[[Image:Louisiana_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Louisiana (ETW Faction)|Louisiana]]
*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
*[[Image:Quebec.jpg|25px]] [[Quebec (ETW Faction)|Quebec]]
*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
}}

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

French East India Co. Cavalry (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:53:03Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Fr_company_cavalry.png‎]]
|Class=Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=Sabers
|Region=India
|Recruitment Cost=950
|Upkeep Cost=280
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Can Form Wedge Formation'</li>
<li>Can Form Diamond Formation</li>
}}

[[Image:Fr_company_cavalry_icon_cavs.png‎]]Recruited to fight in India, company cavalry are mercenaries fighting for the great trading companies.

==Overview==

The officers and men in these units are Europeans, not locals, even though these regiments are raised in India. They are supposedly more reliable than native levies when defending European interests.

Company cavalry are equipped in European rather than Indian fashion; they fight as light, saber-armed cavalry. Their tasks include acting as scouts, screening the main body of an army, and pursuing fleeing enemies – taking a saber to someone already running away is likely to keep him running! It is not their main job to break enemy units or to fight other cavalry.

By 1700, the great European trading companies were so huge they could afford armies of their own, separate from the national army. The British East India Company, the Dutch “Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie” (VOC) and the French “La Compagnie française des Indes orientales” all had armies, fleets and forts in India and the far east. The Dutch felt it profitable to have one fifth of their employees in uniform, and the other companies were not far behind.

==Details==

French East India Co. Cavalry are the basic cavalry recruitable by the France in the Indian subcontinent. They are a fine Light Cavalry unit, capable of using their speed and agility to chase down routing units and take out enemy artillery pieces. However due to their lack of armor they should not be expected to outclass an enemy unit of Heavy Cavalry. In addition to this they should only combat enemy Line Infantry when the unit is wavering.

==Factions==

*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

File:Fr company cavalry icon cavs.png

2013-07-29T17:51:58Z

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2013-07-29T17:50:58Z

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Company Cavalry (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:48:24Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:EIC Cavalry.jpg]]
|Class=Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=Sabers
|Region=India
|Recruitment Cost=950
|Upkeep Cost=280
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Can Form Wedge Formation'</li>
<li>Can Form Diamond Formation</li>
}}

[[Image:Euro_company_cavalry_icon_cavs.png]]Recruited to fight in India, company cavalry are mercenaries fighting for the great trading companies.

==Overview==

The officers and men in these units are Europeans, not locals, even though these regiments are raised in India. They are supposedly more reliable than native levies when defending European interests.

Company cavalry are equipped in European rather than Indian fashion; they fight as light, saber-armed cavalry. Their tasks include acting as scouts, screening the main body of an army, and pursuing fleeing enemies – taking a saber to someone already running away is likely to keep him running! It is not their main job to break enemy units or to fight other cavalry.

By 1700, the great European trading companies were so huge they could afford armies of their own, separate from the national army. The British East India Company, the Dutch “Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie” (VOC) and the French “La Compagnie française des Indes orientales” all had armies, fleets and forts in India and the far east. The Dutch felt it profitable to have one fifth of their employees in uniform, and the other companies were not far behind.

==Details==

Company Cavalry are the basic cavalry recruitable by the European powers in the Indian subcontinent. They are a fine Light Cavalry unit, capable of using their speed and agility to chase down routing units and take out enemy artillery pieces. However due to their lack of armor they should not be expected to outclass an enemy unit of Heavy Cavalry. In addition to this they should only combat enemy Line Infantry when the unit is wavering.

==Factions==

{{List Column|3|
*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:Gran_Colombia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Gran Colombia (ETW Faction)|Gran Colombia]]
*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Georgia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]
*[[Image:Greece_flag.png|25px]] [[Greece (ETW Faction)|Greece]]
*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
*[[Image:Hessen_flag.png|25px]] [[Hessen (ETW Faction)|Hessen]]
*[[Image:Hungary_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Hungary (ETW Faction)|Hungary]]
*[[Image:Flag_Ireland.jpg|25px]] [[Ireland (ETW Faction)|Ireland]]
*[[Image:St_John_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Knights of St. John (ETW Faction)|Knights of St. John]]
*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
*[[Image:Norway_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
*[[Image:Scotland_ETW.png|25px]] [[Scotland (ETW Faction)|Scotland]]
*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]
*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
}}

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:34:50Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors_info_cavb.png‎]]
|Class=Missile Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=<li>Bows</li>
<li>Tomahawks</li>
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=830
|Upkeep Cost=200
|Building Requirements=Shamanic Gateway
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Paths Seldom Trod</li>
<li>Can Hide in Long Grass</li>
}}

[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors.png‎]] These horse archers use speed to sweep in, attack, and then ride out of range.

==Overview==

The Mescalero Apache are a mountain people and, unusually for such a folk, highly skilled riders. Masters of irregular warfare, they have an intimate knowledge of the landscape, and concealment skills that give them an edge over enemies. The Mescalero Apache take full advantage of the environment, and recognise the importance of subterfuge and diversions when fighting a larger enemy force.

They even create fake camps, climb sheer rock faces to leave no trail, and live off the land, all to confound enemy trackers. Their horses are not only for hunting and battle, but are also eaten when food is scarce.

The Mescalero Apache lived among the mountains of New Mexico and Texas. The heart of their homeland was the peak of the Sierra Blanca. Their name originates from their use of the century mescal plant, a reliable source of food that can be found in the deserts of New Mexico. The tribe harvested the plant’s heart and cooked it by steaming. Today the plant is used in a very different form: it is distilled to create mescal, a spirit closely related to tequila.

==Details==

Apache Mescalero Warriors are a unique unit available only to the Pueblo nations in the Warpath Campaign. They are a missile Cavalry unit, fielding bows and tomahawks. Due to this they can output an impressive fire rate to to the quick reload speed bows have. This means that they can unleash a few volleys upon the enemy before they have a chance to reform and open fire. By this time the Apache Mescalero Warriors can ride away to a safe distance. They can also handle themselves well in melee and if supported by other units, will likely defeat enemy line in combat. However they should not be used on a frontal attack on an enemy [[Line Infantry (ETW Unit)|Line Infantry]], as a volley could be devastating.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Pueblo_Flag.jpg|25px]] [[Pueblo Nations (ETW Faction)|Pueblo Nations]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:34:04Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors_info_cavb.png‎]]
|Class=Missile Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=<li>Bows</li>
<li>Tomahawks</li>
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=770
|Upkeep Cost=190
|Building Requirements=Shamanic Gateway
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Paths Seldom Trod</li>
<li>Can Hide in Long Grass</li>
}}

[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors.png‎]] These horse archers use speed to sweep in, attack, and then ride out of range.

==Overview==

The Mescalero Apache are a mountain people and, unusually for such a folk, highly skilled riders. Masters of irregular warfare, they have an intimate knowledge of the landscape, and concealment skills that give them an edge over enemies. The Mescalero Apache take full advantage of the environment, and recognise the importance of subterfuge and diversions when fighting a larger enemy force.

They even create fake camps, climb sheer rock faces to leave no trail, and live off the land, all to confound enemy trackers. Their horses are not only for hunting and battle, but are also eaten when food is scarce.

The Mescalero Apache lived among the mountains of New Mexico and Texas. The heart of their homeland was the peak of the Sierra Blanca. Their name originates from their use of the century mescal plant, a reliable source of food that can be found in the deserts of New Mexico. The tribe harvested the plant’s heart and cooked it by steaming. Today the plant is used in a very different form: it is distilled to create mescal, a spirit closely related to tequila.

==Details==

Apache Mescalero Warriors are a unique unit available only to the Pueblo nations in the Warpath Campaign. They are a missile Cavalry unit, fielding bows and tomahawks. Due to this they can output an impressive fire rate to to the quick reload speed bows have. This means that they can unleash a few volleys upon the enemy before they have a chance to reform and open fire. By this time the Apache Mescalero Warriors can ride away to a safe distance. They can also handle themselves well in melee and if supported by other units, will likely defeat enemy line in combat. However they should not be used on a frontal attack on an enemy [[Line Infantry (ETW Unit)|Line Infantry]], as a volley could be devastating.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Pueblo_Flag.jpg|25px]] [[Pueblo Nations (ETW Faction)|Pueblo Nations]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Units)

2013-07-29T17:33:45Z

Harvester of Sorrow: moved Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Units) to Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)

#REDIRECT [[Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)]]

Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:33:45Z

Harvester of Sorrow: moved Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Units) to Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors_info_cavb.png‎]]
|Class=Missile Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=<li>Bows</li>
<li>Tomahawks</li>
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=770
|Upkeep Cost=190
|Building Requirements=Gunsmith
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Paths Seldom Trod</li>
<li>Can Hide in Long Grass</li>
}}

[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors.png‎]] These horse archers use speed to sweep in, attack, and then ride out of range.

==Overview==

The Mescalero Apache are a mountain people and, unusually for such a folk, highly skilled riders. Masters of irregular warfare, they have an intimate knowledge of the landscape, and concealment skills that give them an edge over enemies. The Mescalero Apache take full advantage of the environment, and recognise the importance of subterfuge and diversions when fighting a larger enemy force.

They even create fake camps, climb sheer rock faces to leave no trail, and live off the land, all to confound enemy trackers. Their horses are not only for hunting and battle, but are also eaten when food is scarce.

The Mescalero Apache lived among the mountains of New Mexico and Texas. The heart of their homeland was the peak of the Sierra Blanca. Their name originates from their use of the century mescal plant, a reliable source of food that can be found in the deserts of New Mexico. The tribe harvested the plant’s heart and cooked it by steaming. Today the plant is used in a very different form: it is distilled to create mescal, a spirit closely related to tequila.

==Details==

Apache Mescalero Warriors are a unique unit available only to the Pueblo nations in the Warpath Campaign. They are a missile Cavalry unit, fielding bows and tomahawks. Due to this they can output an impressive fire rate to to the quick reload speed bows have. This means that they can unleash a few volleys upon the enemy before they have a chance to reform and open fire. By this time the Apache Mescalero Warriors can ride away to a safe distance. They can also handle themselves well in melee and if supported by other units, will likely defeat enemy line in combat. However they should not be used on a frontal attack on an enemy [[Line Infantry (ETW Unit)|Line Infantry]], as a volley could be devastating.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Pueblo_Flag.jpg|25px]] [[Pueblo Nations (ETW Faction)|Pueblo Nations]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

Apache Mescalero Warriors (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T17:33:35Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors_info_cavb.png‎]]
|Class=Missile Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 Men
|Weaponry=<li>Bows</li>
<li>Tomahawks</li>
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=770
|Upkeep Cost=190
|Building Requirements=Gunsmith
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li>
<li>Paths Seldom Trod</li>
<li>Can Hide in Long Grass</li>
}}

[[Image:Pueblo_apache_mescalero_warriors.png‎]] These horse archers use speed to sweep in, attack, and then ride out of range.

==Overview==

The Mescalero Apache are a mountain people and, unusually for such a folk, highly skilled riders. Masters of irregular warfare, they have an intimate knowledge of the landscape, and concealment skills that give them an edge over enemies. The Mescalero Apache take full advantage of the environment, and recognise the importance of subterfuge and diversions when fighting a larger enemy force.

They even create fake camps, climb sheer rock faces to leave no trail, and live off the land, all to confound enemy trackers. Their horses are not only for hunting and battle, but are also eaten when food is scarce.

The Mescalero Apache lived among the mountains of New Mexico and Texas. The heart of their homeland was the peak of the Sierra Blanca. Their name originates from their use of the century mescal plant, a reliable source of food that can be found in the deserts of New Mexico. The tribe harvested the plant’s heart and cooked it by steaming. Today the plant is used in a very different form: it is distilled to create mescal, a spirit closely related to tequila.

==Details==

Apache Mescalero Warriors are a unique unit available only to the Pueblo nations in the Warpath Campaign. They are a missile Cavalry unit, fielding bows and tomahawks. Due to this they can output an impressive fire rate to to the quick reload speed bows have. This means that they can unleash a few volleys upon the enemy before they have a chance to reform and open fire. By this time the Apache Mescalero Warriors can ride away to a safe distance. They can also handle themselves well in melee and if supported by other units, will likely defeat enemy line in combat. However they should not be used on a frontal attack on an enemy [[Line Infantry (ETW Unit)|Line Infantry]], as a volley could be devastating.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Pueblo_Flag.jpg|25px]] [[Pueblo Nations (ETW Faction)|Pueblo Nations]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

File:Pueblo apache mescalero warriors.png

2013-07-29T17:33:05Z

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2013-07-29T16:55:33Z

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Pioneer Militia (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T16:51:15Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:Pioneer_milita.png‎ |Class=Light Infantry |Unit Size=80 Men |Weaponry=Muskets |Region=The Americas |Recruitment Cost=440 |Upkeep Cost=110 |Buil..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Pioneer_milita.png‎]]
|Class=Light Infantry
|Unit Size=80 Men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=440
|Upkeep Cost=110
|Building Requirements=Barracks
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can skirmish</li>
<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Can hide in long grass</li>
<li>Can hide in buildings</li>
<li>Good stamina</li>
}}

[[Image:Pioneer_militia_thumb.png‎]]These hardy sons of the frontier have taken up arms to defend their homes and loved ones.

==Overview==

Although not trained soldiers, pioneers can turn their natural advantages of self-reliance and mutual help to advantage in times of war. Although they are an armed rabble at first sight, they have marksmanship skills honed by the need to put food in their children’s bellies. Their muskets might have seen use in bringing down quail or deer, but they are still capable of killing men. In hand-to-hand combat against the native tribes they have the disadvantages of all so-called civilized men, but with some native cunning as a result of living alongside the natives for so many years.

The colonial frontier required men to be self-reliant in all things, including defence. A man who could not take up arms to defend his homestead and family would soon find himself without both. Self-defence, however, was often extended to become a form of pre-emptive self-defence, as the colonial settlers banded together and, for want of a better term, went on the warpath against their tribal neighbours. Their logic was impeccable in its own terms, entirely driven by fear that the tribes would attack them if they did not attack first.

==Details==

Pioneer Militia are a light infantry unit available only to the United States. They are apt at hiding which means that they can create deadly ambushes for unsuspecting enemy lines. Furthermore they should be used as other light infantry units, which is to harass enemy lines and combat any other skirmishers.

==Factions==

*[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

File:Pioneer militia thumb.png

2013-07-29T16:43:20Z

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File:Pioneer milita.png

2013-07-29T16:33:15Z

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Pioneer Raiders (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T16:25:46Z

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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Euro_carabiniers.jpg‎]]
|Class=Missile Cavalry
|Unit Size=60 men
|Weaponry=Carbines
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=680
|Upkeep Cost=170
|Building Requirements=Army Encampment
|Tech Requirements=Carbines
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li> <li>Can Guard</li> <li>Can Skirmish</li> <li>Can fire from horseback</li> <li>Good Stamina</li>
}}
[[Image:Euro_carabiniers_icon.png‎ ]]These light cavalry are armed with carbines; it is their role to harass enemies with fire.

==Overview==

They are a highly mobile unit, with enough long-range firepower to hurt many enemies; the pistols used by some cavalrymen are only really suitable for close-in fighting during a melee. Their carbines fire a smaller ball than the muskets of infantrymen, but it is still large enough to maim and kill a target. Having the speed of light cavalry, these men are a useful force for any general: they can be moved quickly to a key part of the line to give fire, and then redeployed with equal speed. They are also remarkably difficult opponents for heavy cavalry; it is hard to come to grips with an enemy who can simply outpace you!

Historically, the carbine was only a smaller calibre version of an infantry musket. The idea to cut down the barrel only emerged when it became clear that reloading a full-length musket on horseback was a horrible job, even if the enemy weren't trying to kill you at the same time. Attaching the carbine to the user by a sling finally made it into a very practical, deadly weapon.
==Details==

Pioneer Raiders are a Carabineers unit available only to the United States. Carabineers are similar to dragoons in that they can act as both a light cavalry unit in a scouting role while also providing fire support. They will not fair well in melee due to low numbers and inferior melee statistics. Carabineers are not as numerous as Dragoons per regiment, but do have slightly superior statistics.

==Factions==

*[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cavalry]]

Board of Ordnance 24-lber Battery (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T16:14:29Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:Episodic_guncrew_info_sk24.png‎ |Class=Artillery |Unit Size=24 men |Weaponry=24 pdr cannon |Region=The Americas |Recruitment Cost=860 |Upkeep Co..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Episodic_guncrew_info_sk24.png‎]]
|Class=Artillery
|Unit Size=24 men
|Weaponry=24 pdr cannon
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=860
|Upkeep Cost=340
|Building Requirements=Engineer School
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Slow Moving</li> <li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
}}

[[Image:Demi_cannon_western.png]]A demi-cannon is a heavy artillery piece from the previous century, deployed in a fixed battlefield position.

==Overview==

Although obsolete, a demi-cannon is still a dangerous weapon to face as it fires a ball with a nominal weight of around 24 pounds. This large caliber makes for a large weapon with a massive gun carriage. Once properly emplaced, a demi-cannon is hard enough to adjust for aim, let alone drag to a new location! Originally, this lack of tactical mobility was not a problem, as the gun was for siege work or for a battlefield where there was little artillery present. It was unlikely to ever suffer any kind of counter-battery fire, so didn’t need to be moved.

Artillery was sometimes incredibly dangerous to its users as well as the targets: fire was a terrible risk. The artillery baggage train usually held an enormous quantity of powder, and any stray spark was liable to cause an explosion. Anyone out of place caught near the powder train could expect little mercy: some generals ordered that enemy agents should be burned alive if caught in an arson attempt, and immediate lynching for their own errant soldiers wandering too near the artillery train!

==Details==
Board of Ordnance 24-lber Battery is a cancelled unit available only in the Road to Independence campaign. Demi-cannons are slightly superior to sakers. Other than that, they are identical. They should be utilized early to provide rudimentary artillery firepower to the battlefield, and then replaced with more suitable options.

==Factions==

*[[Image:England_ETW.jpg‎|25px]] [[Virginia Colonists (ETW Faction)|Virginia Colonists]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Artillery]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

File:Episodic guncrew info sk24.png

2013-07-29T16:10:46Z

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Board of Ordnance 9-lber Battery (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T16:07:40Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:Board_of_Ordnance_9-lber_Battery.png‎ |Class=Fixed Artillery |Unit Size=24 men |Weaponry=9 pdr cannon |Region=The Americas |Recruitment Cost=530 ..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Board_of_Ordnance_9-lber_Battery.png‎]]
|Class=Fixed Artillery
|Unit Size=24 men
|Weaponry=9 pdr cannon
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=530
|Upkeep Cost=210
|Building Requirements=Cannon Foundry
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
}}

[[Image:Saker_thumbnail.png]]A saker is an old-fashioned style of light cannon, deployed in a fixed position.

==Overview==
Artillery pieces are expensive to cast; as a result, they tend to be in service until captured, destroyed or rusted away. Sakers are a prime example of this, as many of the barrels date back to the 17th Century, even if they have been taken from dust-covered warehouses and mounted on refurbished carriages.

They are relatively light cannons in terms of the shot fired, which is much the same as a six-pounder. Some sakers are even old enough to have been intended for stone ammunition, and this is reflected in the fact that the windage (or difference between the barrel bore and shot size) is often quite large. This “rattling” of a shot down the barrel when it is fired does not help accuracy.

Despite the light weight of shot, sakers are anything but lightweight guns. Saker gun carriages are large, awkward and tactically immobile. Gunners and draft animals can drag them into place before a battle, but there is little chance of moving a gun to a better firing position once the action has commenced.

Although obsolescent, there were 14 sakers in the “Blenheim train” of artillery in 1704 available to the Duke of Marlborough – guns were expensive and he took what was available.

==Details==

Board of Ordnance 9-lber Battery is a cancelled unit available only in the Road to Independence campaign. The unit is inaccurate and highly immobile rendering it obsolete against more advanced cannon. However it is still able to serve its purpose in the early stages of the game.

==Factions==

*[[Image:England_ETW.jpg‎|25px]] [[Virginia Colonists (ETW Faction)|Virginia Colonists]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Artillery]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

File:Board of Ordnance 9-lber Battery.png

2013-07-29T15:39:02Z

Harvester of Sorrow:

Colonial 12-lber Howitzer Battery (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T15:29:26Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:12_howitzer.jpg |Class=Artillery |Unit Size=24 men |Weaponry=12 pdr howitzer |Region=The Americas |Recruitment Cost=640 |Upkeep Cost=250 |Buildin..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:12_howitzer.jpg]]
|Class=Artillery
|Unit Size=24 men
|Weaponry=12 pdr howitzer
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=640
|Upkeep Cost=250
|Building Requirements=Great Arsenal
|Tech Requirements=Explosive Shells
|Attributes=<li>Slow Moving</li> <li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
}}

[[Image:12_lber_howitzer_foot.png]]Howitzers send shells plunging into enemy formations and over defences, making cover irrelevent.
==Overview==

Howitzers fall somewhere between guns and mortars, the other main artillery types. They have a limited mobility, like guns. Like mortars, they do not fire straight at the target, but send shots high into the air to plunge down on a target (and over anything in the way). By angling the barrel and changing the propellant charge used, howitzers have an impressive flexibility in shell trajectories. Experienced crews can lob explosive shells and incendiary rounds with great accuracy into a “beaten zone”, making life utterly miserable and very short for anyone within it. In close action, they can fire canister rounds directly into enemy formations, like giant sawed-off shotguns.

The term foot artillery applies because the gunners walk into battle alongside the draft animals. Like all artillery, the rating of these howitzers refers to the nominal weight of shot fired; loading the heavier pieces made for strong gunners!

Historically, howitzers – like many other artillery pieces – were far from standardized weapons in the 18th Century. Shells and spare parts made in one foundry did not always fit another foundry’s pieces, even if the caliber was nominally identical and the two guns were part of the same battery in the field. It took a good deal of effort and argument to get foundries to standardize barrels and ancillary equipment, even in a single country.

==Details==

Colonial 12-lber Howitzer Battery are a cancelled unit available only in the Road to Independence campaign. Howitzers are very different from cannons. They fire in arced trajectories, meaning that hilly terrain and walls that would often humbug regular cannons pose little problem to howitzers. However, this same characteristic means that cannnons are more suitable for close and direct engagements, where canister shot can be brought to bear. Thanks to their arc trajectories, howitzers are very accurate at long range compared to other cannons. Howitzers also fire an array of different ammunition: explosive shells, which are more effective than round shot for anti-personnel use, carcass shot, which is accurate but causes minimal damage to most enemy troop types, quicklime, and percussive shells.

==Factions==

*[[Image:13_colonies_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Thirteen Colonies (ETW Faction)|Thirteen Colonies]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Artillery]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]

Great Cannon (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T15:19:35Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:64_lber_Great_Gun_info.png‎ |Class=Fixed Artillery |Unit Size=24 men |Weaponry=64 pdr cannon |Region=Anatolia |Recruitment Cost=1030 |Upkeep Cos..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:64_lber_Great_Gun_info.png‎]]
|Class=Fixed Artillery
|Unit Size=24 men
|Weaponry=64 pdr cannon
|Region=Anatolia
|Recruitment Cost=1030
|Upkeep Cost=410
|Building Requirements=Military Engineer School
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Resistant to Heat Fatigue</li> <li>Can Hide in Woodland</li>
}}

[[Image:64_lber_fixed.png]]These enormous cannons can pound enemies to pieces in very short order. Their size and weight makes them almost immobile once emplaced.

==Overview==
As the name suggests, these huge guns fire cannon balls in excess of 60 pounds. The impact of such a shot crushes anyone unlucky enough to be caught, and does terrible damage to any structure hit. That canister shot can be added on top of such a ball is merely piling on the misery for the unfortunate targets. These enormous guns require large-scale support to operate effectively. Indeed, in Indian service they are often towed by elephants rather than a team of smaller draught oxen!

Historically, guns this size were difficult to cast without flaws; the size of gunpowder charge involved in firing these guns meant that any flaw would be fatal to the gunners. Secondly, there was the difficulty of moving these guns to the battlefield. Smaller artillery produced substantial trains of draught animals, additional carts for powder, spares and shot, (all with more draught animals) – and then all of these would need feeding and watering, even before the gun crews were considered. That it was considered worthwhile to produce and then use these guns with all these drawbacks shows just how destructive they were.

==Details==

Great Cannon is a cancelled unit available only to the Ottoman Empire, and recruitable only in Anatolia. The Great Cannon is an expensive piece of artillery that fires a very large caliber of cannon ball. As a result of this, the cannon is more suited to battering down walls rather than targeting individual units.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Ottoman_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction)|Ottoman Empire]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]
[[Category:ETW Artillery]]

Provincial Militia (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T15:07:01Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:militia.jpg |Class=Militia |Unit Size=160 men |Weaponry=Muskets |Region=Europe |Recruitment Cost=580 |Upkeep Cost=230 |Building Requirements=Mag..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:militia.jpg]]
|Class=Militia
|Unit Size=160 men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=Europe
|Recruitment Cost=580
|Upkeep Cost=230
|Building Requirements=Magistrate
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Guard</li>
<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Grappling Hooks</li>
}}

[[Image:Euro_militia_infantry_icon.png‎]]These musket-armed troops are recruited to defend their own locality, not carry the war to an enemy’s land.

==Overview==

Militia or provincial troops are commonly held to be inferior to regular soldiers and, although they are trained to use the same tactics as marching regiments of the line, there is some truth in this assertion. Militia are expected to act as reassuring presence, and sometimes as a police force in suppressing local disturbances.

Historically, it was not unusual for militia to be locals recruited as part-time soldiers while retaining their day jobs and trades. In Britain, for example, service in the militia was seen as a good idea: you not only looked very patriotic for volunteering, but you could not be sent overseas! For ambitious would-be officers, there was a hidden financial benefit to joining the militia. A commander who could persuade his men to transfer to the army with him would not have to pay the cost of his regular commission.

==Details==

Provincial Militia are an infantry unit rectruitable only in Europe. They are cheaper than regular [[Militia (ETW Unit)|Militia]] which means that they make great substitutes in the early stages of the game. They should be used as all militia units, which is to cheaply bolster garrisons and combat enemy line infantry alongside support.

==Factions==
{{List Column|3|
*[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]
*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:Gran_Colombia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Gran Colombia (ETW Faction)|Gran Colombia]]
*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Georgia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]
*[[Image:Greece_flag.png|25px]] [[Greece (ETW Faction)|Greece]]
*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
*[[Image:Hessen_flag.png|25px]] [[Hessen (ETW Faction)|Hessen]]
*[[Image:Hungary_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Hungary (ETW Faction)|Hungary]]
*[[Image:Flag_Ireland.jpg|25px]] [[Ireland (ETW Faction)|Ireland]]
*[[Image:St_John_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Knights of St. John (ETW Faction)|Knights of St. John]]
*[[Image:Louisiana_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Louisiana (ETW Faction)|Louisiana]]
*[[Image:Maratha_Monarchy.jpg|25px]] [[Maratha Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Maratha Confederacy]]
*[[Image:Mexico_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Mexico (ETW Faction)|Mexico]]
*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
*[[Image:New_spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[New Spain (ETW Faction)|New Spain]]
*[[Image:Norway_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
*[[Image:Quebec.jpg|25px]] [[Quebec (ETW Faction)|Quebec]]
*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
*[[Image:Scotland_ETW.png|25px]] [[Scotland (ETW Faction)|Scotland]]
*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]
*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
*[[Image:13_colonies_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Thirteen Colonies (ETW Faction)|Thirteen Colonies]]
*[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
}}

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

Provincial Line Infantry (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T15:01:22Z

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Line infantry.jpg‎]]
|Class=Line Infantry
|Unit Size=160 men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=Europe
|Recruitment Cost=640
|Upkeep Cost=250
|Building Requirements=<li> Barracks</li>
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can Guard</li> <li>Can Hide in Woodland</li> <li>Resistant to Morale Shocks</li> <li>Grappling Hooks</li>
}}

[[Image:Euro_line_infantry_icon.png‎]]These musket-armed troops use massed volleys to break an enemy, relying on discipline to withstand any counter fire.

==Overview==

“Marching regiments” or “line battalions” make up the majority of units in European-style armies. They are so called because they form the line of battle, not because they always deploy in lines. Indeed, over time the capabilities of line infantry should improve as new tactics, drill and weaponry are developed.

These soldiers carry muzzle-loading, smooth-bore muskets firing lead balls as wide as a man’s thumb. These are inaccurate weapons, effective only over 200 paces or so and when fired in massed volleys. The ability to fire and reload with machine-like regularity with shot and bullet flying and comrades falling all around is what wins battles.

Historically, in many armies colonels received a fee to raise regiments, which remained their personal property and commands. They jealously guarded their rights to appoint friends, relatives and hangers-on as regimental officers. This contractor system, however, allowed unscrupulous officers to make handsome profits by pocketing the pay of non-existent soldiers. The better colonels did take a pride in their regiments, spending their own fortunes on good uniforms and weapons. The capabilities of a “standard” line infantry unit therefore varied between nations and over time. It wasn’t until the 1760s that anything approaching uniformity of drill, equipment and regulations became the norm.

Line infantry regiments remained unchanged throughout the period, and their organizational pattern still forms the basis of modern military units.

==Details==

Provincial Line Infantry are an infantry unit recruitable only in Europe. They are cheaper than regular line infantry, which means that they can make great substitutes for them at the beginning of the game.

==Factions==

{{List Column|3|
*[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]
*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:Gran_Colombia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Gran Colombia (ETW Faction)|Gran Colombia]]
*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Georgia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]
*[[Image:Greece_flag.png|25px]] [[Greece (ETW Faction)|Greece]]
*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
*[[Image:Hessen_flag.png|25px]] [[Hessen (ETW Faction)|Hessen]]
*[[Image:Hungary_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Hungary (ETW Faction)|Hungary]]
*[[Image:Flag_Ireland.jpg|25px]] [[Ireland (ETW Faction)|Ireland]]
*[[Image:St_John_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Knights of St. John (ETW Faction)|Knights of St. John]]
*[[Image:Louisiana_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Louisiana (ETW Faction)|Louisiana]]
*[[Image:Maratha_Monarchy.jpg|25px]] [[Maratha Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Maratha Confederacy]]
*[[Image:Mexico_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Mexico (ETW Faction)|Mexico]]
*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
*[[Image:New_spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[New Spain (ETW Faction)|New Spain]]
*[[Image:Norway_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
*[[Image:Quebec.jpg|25px]] [[Quebec (ETW Faction)|Quebec]]
*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
*[[Image:Scotland_ETW.png|25px]] [[Scotland (ETW Faction)|Scotland]]
*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]
*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
*[[Image:13_colonies_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Thirteen Colonies (ETW Faction)|Thirteen Colonies]]
*[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
}}

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

Powhatan Warriors-Archers (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T11:11:48Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:Native bowmen.png |Class=Skirmishers |Unit Size=180 men |Weaponry=Tomahawks and bows |Region=The Americas |Recruitment Cost=940 |Upkeep Cost=370 ..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Native bowmen.png]]
|Class=Skirmishers
|Unit Size=180 men
|Weaponry=Tomahawks and bows
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=940
|Upkeep Cost=370
|Building Requirements=Council of Elders
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li> <li>Can hide in light scrub</li> <li>Can hide in long grass</li> <li>Can hide in buildings</li> <li>Remains hidden while walking</li> <li>Resistant to heat</li>
}}

[[Image:Native bowmen thmb.png]]A bow-armed force capable of long range, almost-silent, attacks.

==Overview==

The bow is a tool as well as a weapon, used for providing food and defending the tribe. In the time it takes a musketeer to fire and reload, a skilled bowman can loose several arrows making them formidable enemies. Tribesmen hone their skills daily, hunting to provide food for their families and furs for trade with Europeans.

The materials used to make a bow vary from tribe to tribe. Some are made from wood, others from the horn of elks or mountain sheep. Bowstrings are sinew or rawhide but, in an example of using whatever is to hand, the Dakotas are reputed to use the necks of snapping turtles!

==Details==

Powhatan Warriors are an irregular unit available only to the Powhatan Confederacy in the Road to Independence campaign. Bowmen are versatile units, boasting the ability to hide when immobile, high firepower, the ability to skirmish, and good maneuverability. If they do get caught in a melee, bowmen are inferior to line infantry, although they can still manage to hold their own for some time. Bowmen are formidable foes that should not be underestimated; a single bowmen regiment can kill dozens of infantry within seconds, and all at a long range.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Powhatan_Confederacy.png‎ |25px]] [[Powhatan Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Powhatan Confederacy]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

Powhatan Warriors (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T11:05:55Z

Harvester of Sorrow: Created page with "{{TW Unit|image=Image:Native_american_tribesmen.png |Class=Melee Infantry |Unit Size=180 |Weaponry=Tomahawks |Region=The Americas |Recruitment Cost=160 |Upkeep Cost=60 ..."

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Native_american_tribesmen.png]]
|Class=Melee Infantry
|Unit Size=180
|Weaponry=Tomahawks
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=160
|Upkeep Cost=60
|Building Requirements=Council of Elders
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Can hide in long grass</li>
<li>Paths seldom trod</li>
<li>Resistant to heat fatigue</li>
}}

[[Image:Tribesmen_thumb.png‎]] A band of fearless warriors armed in traditional fashion for close, personal combat.

==Overview==

Warriors dominate Native American society. They defend the tribes and earn renown while doing so. This gives them the status to become unchallenged chiefs and leaders in all aspects of tribal life. Hunting is also a fine preparation for war, as it teaches a man to be unafraid of bloodshed and danger.

Historically, the tribes used a wide variety of weapons for the hunt and warfare. Some were the same for both but others, like the war club, were of little use except when hunting other men. Traditionally carved from a single piece of hard wood, as the influence of Europeans grew, the war club came to imitate the shape of a rifle butt.

==Details==

Powhatan Warriors are a melee unit available only to the Powhatan Confederacy in the Road to Independence campaign. They are a versatile unit, capable of dealing deadly blows to enemy units in melee. They are also apt at creating ambushes due to their abilities at hiding. This can cause havoc among enemy lines. However they should not attack musket armed troops head on as this will likely end in disaster.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Powhatan_Confederacy.png‎ |25px]] [[Powhatan Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Powhatan Confederacy]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

Powhatan Bowmen (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T10:57:30Z

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Native bowmen.png]]
|Class=Skirmishers
|Unit Size=180 men
|Weaponry=Tomahawks and bows
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=240
|Upkeep Cost=90
|Building Requirements=Council of Elders
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li> <li>Can hide in light scrub</li> <li>Can hide in long grass</li> <li>Can hide in buildings</li> <li>Remains hidden while walking</li> <li>Resistant to heat</li>
}}

[[Image:Native bowmen thmb.png]]A bow-armed force capable of long range, almost-silent, attacks.

==Overview==

The bow is a tool as well as a weapon, used for providing food and defending the tribe. In the time it takes a musketeer to fire and reload, a skilled bowman can loose several arrows making them formidable enemies. Tribesmen hone their skills daily, hunting to provide food for their families and furs for trade with Europeans.

The materials used to make a bow vary from tribe to tribe. Some are made from wood, others from the horn of elks or mountain sheep. Bowstrings are sinew or rawhide but, in an example of using whatever is to hand, the Dakotas are reputed to use the necks of snapping turtles!

==Details==

Powhatan Bowmen are an irregular unit available only to the Powhatan Confederacy in the Road to Independence campaign. Bowmen are versatile units, boasting the ability to hide when immobile, high firepower, the ability to skirmish, and good maneuverability. If they do get caught in a melee, bowmen are inferior to line infantry, although they can still manage to hold their own for some time. Bowmen are formidable foes that should not be underestimated; a single bowmen regiment can kill dozens of infantry within seconds, and all at a long range.

==Factions==

*[[Image:Powhatan_Confederacy.png‎ |25px]] [[Powhatan Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Powhatan Confederacy]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

File:Powhatan Confederacy.png

2013-07-29T10:56:10Z

Harvester of Sorrow:

Voltigeurs (ETW Units)

2013-07-29T10:45:38Z

Harvester of Sorrow: moved Voltigeurs (ETW Units) to Voltigeurs (ETW Unit)

#REDIRECT [[Voltigeurs (ETW Unit)]]

Voltigeurs (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T10:45:38Z

Harvester of Sorrow: moved Voltigeurs (ETW Units) to Voltigeurs (ETW Unit)

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Euro_elite_light_infantry.png‎ ]]
|Class=Light Infantry
|Unit Size=80 Men
|Weaponry=Muskets
|Region=Global
|Recruitment Cost=460
|Upkeep Cost=180
|Building Requirements=Army board
|Tech Requirements=Machined Rifling
|Attributes=<li>Can skirmish</li>
<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can hide in light scrub</li>
<li>Can hide in long grass</li>
<li>Can hide in buildings</li>
<li>Good stamina</li>
}}

[[Image:Euro_elite_light_infantry_thumb.png‎]] Light infantry forces form a skirmish line to slow the enemy advance and keep their own line unmolested by enemy skirmishers.

==Overview==

Whether they are called light infantry, jaegers, tirailleurs or chasseurs à pied, it is the job of these men to screen the main battle line, harass the enemy and, if possible, pick off important men in the enemy’s ranks. Unlike their fellows in the line infantry, light infantrymen are trained to think for themselves, use the ground and cover intelligently, and not fight in rigid lines. Instead, they form a loose skirmish line and fire independently at their own designated targets. The effect is a constant, low-level barrage rather than the crashing thunder of a volley but the effect is quite deadly as officers and sergeants are picked off and removed from the fight. Against cavalry, however, their best defence is to withdraw to their own battle line.

Historically, the Austrians were widely regarded as producing the finest light infantry forces in Europe. Other nations did catch up, but in the case of Britain and France it was their experiences in fighting in North America that persuaded them of the wisdom of light troops. Battle lines were simply impossible to manage in the dense woodlands, and largely pointless against the native tribes!

==Details==

Voltigeurs are a cancelled light infantry unit available only to France. They should be used as any other light infantry, which is to harass the enemy lines and combat any other enemy light infantry. Due to their good abilities at hiding, Voltigeurs are apt at creating ambushes for unsuspecting enemy lines. This can produce a devastating effect upon the enemy. However due to their low melee abilities the should avoid melee at all costs, especially against cavalry.

==Factions==

*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Cancelled Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]

Colonial Pikemen (ETW Units)

2013-07-29T10:45:29Z

Harvester of Sorrow: moved Colonial Pikemen (ETW Units) to Colonial Pikemen (ETW Unit)

#REDIRECT [[Colonial Pikemen (ETW Unit)]]

Colonial Pikemen (ETW Unit)

2013-07-29T10:45:29Z

Harvester of Sorrow: moved Colonial Pikemen (ETW Units) to Colonial Pikemen (ETW Unit)

{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Pikemen.jpg]]
|Class=Melee Infantry
|Unit Size=160 Men
|Weaponry=Pikes and Swords
|Region=The Americas
|Recruitment Cost=450
|Upkeep Cost=180
|Building Requirements=Magistrate
|Tech Requirements=None
|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
<li>Can use Pike Wall Formation</li>
<li>Can Use Pike Square Formation</li>
}}

[[Image:Pikemen_thumb.png]] Pikemen carry long spears of a type that would have been familiar to the soldiers of Alexander the Great.

==Overview==

Despite the fact that firepower is the key to battle, “trailing a pike” into battle is more gentlemanly than carrying a gun. Pike-men are shock troops, relying on mass and impact in melee. Pikes are not without their uses: a solid wall of spear points is a formidable barrier to any cavalry attack. Pike-men still march into battle because not every European nation can afford (or find) enough guns for everyone. Sending men into battle with an obsolescent weapon is better than sending them forward with nothing at all.

By 1700, most European generals realized that the pike and pike-men were hopelessly outdated and outclassed on a modern battlefield. Pike-men had been a vital part of all infantry formations, protecting musketeers from cavalry and being the “shock” element in melee combat. There was a fatal problem for pike-men: a musket could kill at a distance, and once a decent bayonet was developed, pikes really did lose their point!

Although a brilliant general in every (other?) respect, Maurice de Saxe, the great Marshal General of France, remained an advocate of the pike even in the 1740s. By then, it was obvious that pikes were useless against massed musket-armed infantry.

==Deatails==

Colonial pikemen are available only in the Americas and to every European faction with a colony there. Colonial pikemen are the only infantry that can utilize the pike wall and pike square formation, in which they level their pikes to devastating effect against charging cavalry. They are seriously limited by their inability to use firearms and their rather poor melee stats against infantry. Colonial Pikemen also cannot scale walls or enter buildings, further limiting their use in sieges and defensive battles. Early on, they do have their uses as supplemental melee infantry should regular line infantry and militia require assistance.

==Factions==

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*[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]
*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
*[[Image:Louisiana_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Louisiana (ETW Faction)|Louisiana]]
*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]
*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
}}

[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
[[Category:ETW Infantry]]