British

The British are a people hailing from the British Isles in Northern Europe. In the New World they were one of the strongest colonists, eventually assuming control of the original 13 colonies, which later revolted against Britain to form the United States of America. They also controlled what is today Canada after fighting long and hard with the French.

Age of Empires II
For the Age of Empires II article, see Britons

Gameplay
The British in Age of Empires III can obtain a powerful economy because they can create Settlers faster than other civilizations. Early in the game you can focus your Settlers on gathering Wood for the Manor Houses so you can get more Settlers.

The British military is very powerful especially later on in the game because Musketeers and Hussars, two mainline and versatile units, can later on become upgraded to a Royal Guard level. The British Home City is also very useful because it focuses on its technology and the navy.

Bonuses

 * Civilization Bonus: Building Manor Houses spawns one free Settler each.


 * Unique Units: Longbowman, Rocket


 * Royal Guard Units: Redcoat Musketeer, Kings' Life Guard Hussar

In-game dialogue language
The units speak a variant of Middle English. In the campaign scenarios, the Americans speak modern English. The pronunciation of the Middle English used in the game ranges from something very phonetic (as it's written) to something closer to the more abstract pronunciation of Modern English. Different units also show different dialects, for example hot air balloons say "ish" instead of "ee" when saying "I", and sometimes "th"s are pronounced as "d"s, and short e/a/uh sounds are in words that are no longer in Modern English. Sometimes the pronunciation even sounds like a tradition Scots accent, if not a bit more archaic.

Question marks (?) have been added where there is only a vague definition or translation or even less, and brackets immediately after the in-game dialogue sample give a rough pronunciation.


 * yes
 * I meane so (ee/ish mehne soh) - I mean so
 * I woll (ee/ish woll) - I will
 * ready!
 * commandement - what is it/your command? (commandment)
 * pocastare-mine (?)
 * forester (forester) - forester (villager's wood-collecting phrase)
 * tillier-farm (?)
 * right (richt/right) - right
 * hunter (hoonter) - hunter (villager's hunting phrase)
 * gatherer (gatherer/gaderer) - gatherer (villager's gathering phrase)
 * fishwell (?)
 * hail (yes)
 * advance!
 * Lay on !
 * "ewaste"! (?)
 * attack!
 * assail!
 * Explorer: I am sorry my liege, I may not steera (?) - (used when explorer falls in battle or due to no more health)
 * I can you thank that you ransomed me. (self explanatory, uses archaic word order - used when explorer is ransomed back)
 * I think I feel a wee bit strenger now. (or something to that effect) - I think I feel a bit stronger now (used when explorer is saved)