Hackapell

The Hackapell is a powerful Finnish mercenary that is featured in Age of Empires III.

Vital Stats

 * Population Cost: 3
 * Hitpoints: 295
 * Resists: -30% Ranged Attacks
 * Hand Attack: 121
 * Speed: 6.75
 * Cost: 300 Gold

How to Use Them
How to use Hackapells: Hackapells are a very delicate Heavy Cavalry. Though hackapells hit very hard(they can kill pikeman with 1 hit), never, ever use Hackapells on their own in battle because of their low Hitpoints they are generally the first to die. With their high attack and low hitpoints these guys excel at raiding enemy villagers. In two swoops, a villager or Coureur is dead. Use Hackapells as you would Hussars, but make sure to mix them in with regular hand cavalry or other Heavy Cavalry mercenaries. Compared to the mamelukes, however, have much much higher hitpoints.

History
Hakkapeliitta (plural Hakkapeliitat) was the term used in the Holy Roman Empire for a Finnish light cavalryman in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (a.k.a. Sweden-Finland) during the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648). Their name comes from a finnish battle cry "hakkaa päälle!", that could be translated as "charge!". A Hakkapeliitta was also known as a Hackapelit, Hackapelite, Haccapelit, or Haccapelite.

The hakkapeliitat were first used during the Polish-Swedish Wars of the late 1500s. In the early 17th century the cavalry led by the Swedish-Finnish Field Marshal Jacob De la Gardie conquered the Russian cities Novgorod and Moscow. The Hakkapeliitta cavalry men led by the Finnish Field Marshal Gustaf Horn were vital to the Swedish victories in Germany during the Thirty Years' War.

Name Origin
Daniel Juslenius(1676-1752) : "Finns endless zeal to beat their enemies created a new word 'hakkapeliitta' ('hakkaa päälle' means 'strike, cut them down, strike with all power').