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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 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
Great Britain
United Provinces
Austria
Bavaria
Gran Colombia
Courland
Denmark
France
Genoa
Georgia
Greece
Hannover
Hessen
Hungary
Ireland
Knights of St. John
Louisiana
Maratha Confederacy
Mexico
Naples & Sicily
New Spain
Norway
Italian States
Savoy
Poland-Lithuania
Portugal
Prussia
Quebec
Saxony
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Thirteen Colonies
United States
Venice
Westphalia
Württemberg