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Early English armies are made up of Levy Spearmen and Spear Militia, reinforced by Mailed Knights and Hobilar cavalry. Powerful English missile troops, Longbowmen are often used in battle, but the English cavalry does not offer the power and variety as rival factions.
  
 
{{Faction|image=[[Image:Symbol_england.jpg|Faction Symbol for England]]|Name=Kingdom of England|Game=[[Medieval II: Total War]]|Religion=[[Catholic]]|Culture=[[Northern European]]}}
 
{{Faction|image=[[Image:Symbol_england.jpg|Faction Symbol for England]]|Name=Kingdom of England|Game=[[Medieval II: Total War]]|Religion=[[Catholic]]|Culture=[[Northern European]]}}
  
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==Overview==
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=Gameplay=
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===Starting Position===
  
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At the game's start in 1080, England's position is hopeful. They are surrounded by rebel settlements and already have castles in place on either side of the Channel.
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[[Image:Map england.jpg|thumb|right|England's Starting Position.]]
  
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From these castles, conquering and developing the conquered rebel provinces from Rennes to Antwerp can create a strong high period economy, especially if Caenarvon is converted to a city.
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*London: English Capital; - South East England
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Another possible route the English King can take would be to unite the British isles first, concentrating all military efforts on quickly destroying the [[Scotland|Scots]] in as short a time as possible, thus avoiding [[Excommunication]]. Although this tends to be less lucrative than developing a Kingdom on both sides of the English channel, it is more secure.
 
  
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The English navy is at best average and cannot be relied upon to transport troops through long stretches of hostile waters unlike the navies of [[Byzantine Empire (M2TW Faction)|Byzantium]], [[Venice (M2TW Faction|Venice]] or [[Portugal (M2TW Faction)|Portugal]].
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*Nottingham: English Castle; - Central England
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A second weakness that England have is their complete lack of missile cavalry, and must rely on mercenaries if such a need arises.
 
  
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In stark contrast to this, England's foot archers are amongst the best in the game, all but one unit being armed with longbows (which are effective against armour) and being able to deploy stakes to ward off cavalry charges.
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*Caen: English Castle; - Northern France
  
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==Infantry==
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===Campaign Objective===
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*Long Campaign: Hold 45 regions, including: Jerusalem Province.
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*Short Campaign: Hold 15 regions and Eliminate Scotland & France
  
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Aside from the early period, English infantry is of high quality. Like all factions they gain the standard town, spear and archer militia, but also gain bill militia and heavy bill militia. Although they both have weak defensive stats (standard bill militia being only 3 in total), they are effective against amour and have a good attack, meaning that both units are far better suited to guarding a city's walls, as it's likely that walls will be assaulted by foot soldiers. The best use of them would be to use bill militia where it's likely the enemy will use ladders, and heavy bill militia where they will use towers.
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==Units==
  
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English infantry trained in castles is of even higher quality, and are even effective against cavalry, provided that the unit survives the charge. Dismounted English Knights are among the most powerful offensive infantry in the game, are effective against armour and can hold there own against nearly any enemy infantry.
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[[Image:English_bodyguard_info.png‎|thumb|right|English Generals Bodyguard.]]
  
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England also has access to armoured swordsmen, who are basically DFK with a cheaper upkeep and the ability to upgrade its armour, which makes this unit so effective that it never really becomes obsolete,allowing them to constantly build up experience. Armored swordsmen are excellent against the infantry of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Italy, particularly against dismounted Broken Lances, who they will massacre in close combat.
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*Light Infantry
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**[[Peasants_(M2TW_Unit)|Peasants]]
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**[[Town_Militia_(M2TW_Unit)|Town Militia]]
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*Spear/Pike Infantry
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**[[Levy_Spearman_(M2TW_Unit)|Levy Spearman]]
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**[[Spear_Militia_(M2TW_Unit)|Spear Militia]]
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*Heavy Infantry
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**[[Armoured_Sergeants_(M2TW_Unit)|Armoured Sergeants]]
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**[[Armoured_Swordsmen_(M2TW_Unit)|Armoured Swordsmen]]
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**[[Bill_Militia_(M2TW_Unit)|Bill Militia]]
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**[[Billmen_(M2TW_Unit)|Billmen]]
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**[[Dismounted_English_Knights_(M2TW_Unit)|Dismounted English Knights]]
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**[[Dismounted_Feudal_Knights_(M2TW_Unit)|Dismounted Feudal Knights]]
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**[[Heavy_Bill_Militia_(M2TW_Unit)|Heavy Bill Militia]]
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**[[Heavy_Billmen_(M2TW_Unit)|Heavy Billmen]]
  
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==Missile==
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*Light Cavalry
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**[[Demi-Lancers_(M2TW_Unit)|Demi Lancers]]
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**[[Hobilars_(M2TW_Unit)|Hobilars]]
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**[[Mailed_Knights_(M2TW_Unit)|Mailed Knights]]
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**[[Merchant_Cavalry_Militia_(M2TW_Unit)|Merchant Cavalry Militia]]
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*Heavy Cavalry
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**[[English_Knights_(M2TW_Unit)|English Knights]]
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**[[Feudal_Knights_(M2TW_Unit)|Feudal Knights]]
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**[[General's_Bodyguaurd_(M2TW_Unit)|Early General's Bodyguard]]
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**[[Late_General's_Bodyguard_(M2TW_Unit)|Late General's Bodyguard]]
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**[[Knights_Hospitaller_(M2TW_Unit)|Knights Hospitaller]]
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**[[Knights_Templar_(M2TW_Unit)|Knights Templar]]
  
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English archers are amongst the finest available in the game. Upon gaining the unique Woodman's Guild, archers trained start with more experience.
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*Missle
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**[[Archer_Militia_(M2TW_Unit)|Archer Militia]]
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**[[Arquebusiers_(M2TW_Unit)|Arquebusiers]]
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**[[Longbowmen_(M2TW_Unit)|Longbowmen]]
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**Mounted Longbowmen (unused vanilla unit)
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**[[Peasants_Archers_(M2TW_Unit)|Peasant Archers]]
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**[[Retinue_Longbowmen_(M2TW_Unit)|Retinue Longbowmen]]
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**[[Sherwood_Archers_(M2TW_Unit)|Sherwood Archers]]
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**[[Yeoman_Archers_(M2TW_Unit)|Yeoman Archers]]
  
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Due to their ability to lay stakes that effectively cut off cavalry from one direction and double as light infantry, it is reasonably safe to leave skirmish mode off for English archers, and hide them behind a line of stakes.  These abilities make the English archers, particularly the Retinue Longbowmen, some of the best in the game.
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*Artillery
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**[[Ballista_(M2TW_Unit)|Ballista]]
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**[[Catapult_(M2TW_Unit)|Catapult]]
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**[[Ribault_(M2TW_Unit)|Ribault]]
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**[[Trebuchet_(M2TW_Unit)|Trebuchet]]
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**[[Bombard_(M2TW_Unit)|Bombard]]
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**[[Culverin_(M2TW_Unit)|Culverin]]
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**[[Mortar_(M2TW_Unit)|Mortar]]
  
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England also has access to the Sherwood archers, which can hide anywhere while having a high missile attack value, making them perfect for ambushes.
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==Faction Details==
  
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English gunpowder troops are lacking and aren't really worth the price you have to pay for the infrastructure required to build them, especially when yeomen and retinue longbowmen still outclass them in terms of range and utility.
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If you have further detailed information on the faction, such as strategies, AARs, pictures, or history, please post it on the Faction Details page in a new sub-section so that this page can be kept clean of opinionated information.
  
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English artillery is also lacking (although for settlement defense they do gain the use of mortars), with no real unit that's effective as field artillery such as a monster ribault or serpentine, and their cannon for use against walls being the culverin instead of the basilisk, grand cannon or monster bombard that are available to other factions.
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[[England Details (M2TW Faction)]]
  
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All things considered, longbows will make up the core of most English armies.
 
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==Cavalry==
 
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English cavalry lacks in variety, being composed of the standard knights available to all factions. There are, however, the unique hobilars, which make effective light cavalry and excel at chasing down missile cavalry.
 
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English knights have a high charge value and are armed with armour piercing poleaxes, making them highly effective at confronting other mid-game knights, however they will struggle against elites such as Gendarmes or the mighty French lancers.
 
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Demi-Lancers are trainable from military academies, and are the faster, weaker version of the French lancers.
 
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==In Conclusion==
 
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England is a defensive faction, who are best suited for defending a hill, or any other defensive position. Their armies should be deployed with longbowmen in front of supporting melée infantry but behind stakes, with English knights, both dismounted and mounted, on the flanks to make sure no enemy cavalry tries to maneuver around the army.
 
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In terms of siege defense, England are possibly the best faction in the campaign, as stakes can be deployed in front of settlement gates or roads, and once the battle starts the longbows can be moved onto the walls where they can reap a heavy toll on any advancing foot knights and stand a good chance of winning any melee battle with the survivors, whilst mortars hide behind the walls and target enemy siege engines.
 
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A possible way to force a defensive battle is to besiege a settlement then wait for another army to try and lift the siege.
 
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England see their military zenith in the high period, so all efforts must be made to crush factions that are strong in the late period before they have a chance to bring their best units to bear (Venice, France, Milan etc), unless harder battles are what you look for in the campaign.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 17 March 2022

Early English armies are made up of Levy Spearmen and Spear Militia, reinforced by Mailed Knights and Hobilar cavalry. Powerful English missile troops, Longbowmen are often used in battle, but the English cavalry does not offer the power and variety as rival factions.

England (M2TW Faction)
Faction Symbol for England
Name: Kingdom of England
From Game: Medieval II: Total War
Religion:Catholic
Culture: Northern European
Playable:


Gameplay

Starting Position

England's Starting Position.
  • London: English Capital; - South East England
  • Nottingham: English Castle; - Central England
  • Caen: English Castle; - Northern France

Campaign Objective

  • Long Campaign: Hold 45 regions, including: Jerusalem Province.
  • Short Campaign: Hold 15 regions and Eliminate Scotland & France

Units

English Generals Bodyguard.

Faction Details

If you have further detailed information on the faction, such as strategies, AARs, pictures, or history, please post it on the Faction Details page in a new sub-section so that this page can be kept clean of opinionated information.

England Details (M2TW Faction)


Medieval 2: Total War | Factions:
Aztecs | Byzantine Empire | Denmark | Egypt | England | France | Holy Roman Empire | Hungary | Milan | Mongols | Moors | Papal States | Poland | Portugal | Russia | Scotland | Sicily | Spain | Timurids | Turks | Venice | Rebels
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