Bosniak

Bosniak
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
Type	Cavalry Heavy cavalry Hand cavalry Lancer Mercenary
Age	Fortress Age
Abilities	Combat Promotion
Special ability	Lance Charge
Training
Trained at	Tavern (Europeans) Monastery (Asians) Saloon (Americans) Palace (Africans)
Coin	350
Training time	50 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	550
Resists	20% vs. Ranged
Speed	6.75
Line of Sight	15
Population	3
XP train bounty	35
XP bounty	35
Melee attack
Damage	45 30 (Trample mode)
Multipliers	×1.5 vs. Infantry ×1.34 vs. Hand cavalry ×1.2 vs. Shock Infantry ×0.67 vs. Heavy infantry
Range	3
Area of Effect	3 (Trample mode)
Rate of Fire	1.5 2.0 (Trample mode)
Siege attack
Damage	50
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Mercenary lancer with a powerful lance attack that charges while fighting. Benefits from Promotions.	”
—In-game description

The Bosniak is a mercenary heavy cavalry unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean.

Overview

The Bosniak is an expensive heavy cavalry unit with high hit points, base attack, and better siege damage than the typical Lancer. It is effective against light infantry, but vulnerable against heavy infantry and light cavalry.

Bosniaks are armed with a lance, which grants them slightly more range than other cavalry units. Their melee attack deals additional damage against infantry units (mainly archers and Skirmishers), but also deals slightly more damage against cavalry and shock infantry. Therefore, Bosniaks could be considered as the mercenary version of the Chinaco, but having resistance against ranged damage instead of melee.

Additionally, Bosniaks benefit from the Combat Promotion. This ability increases their hit points and attack for each defeated enemy military unit, up to a maximum of three units. For the first defeated unit they get +10% hit points and attack; +20% hit points and attack for the second defeated unit; +30% hit points and attack. These values can be higher with Home City Cards or upgrades that benefit cavalry units.

Special ability

• Lance Charge: (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 60 seconds): The Bosniak charges at the enemy with his lance, which deals 67.5 damage (101.25 against Infantry, 45.225 against Heavy infantry, 90.45 against Hand cavalry and 81 against Shock Infantry), has a range of 4 and an AOE of 3.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ranged infantry, hand cavalry, Shock Infantry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light cavalry
Improvements
Hit points	Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Horsemanship (+10%; Lakota only) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+10%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Pillage (+25% siege attack) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Wind Horses (-10% ROF) Yoga (+5%)
Armor	Pancerni (+0.1) Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% melee resistance)
Speed	Horse Secrets (+10%; Haudenosaunee only) Comanche Mustangs (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Creation speed	Mass Cavalry (-35%) Terror Charge (-20%; Indians only) Blue Nile Ties (-15%; Ethiopians only) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Quechuan Diet (-10%) Philhellenism (-10%) Shaman Drums (-10%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost) Blue Nile Ties (-15%; Ethiopians only) Yemeni Relations (exchanges cost for 50% coin, 50% influence; Ethiopians only) Philhellenism (-10%)
Other	Multinationalism (ships 8 random European mercenaries)
Penalties	Coffee Trade (-10% speed; Dutch only)

The Haudenosaunee and Lakota can obtain Bosniaks as one of the 8 random mercenary units after researching Multinationalism.

Home City Cards

Click for a list of cards related to the Bosniak

• Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack		10
Cavalry Damage	Cavalry get +15% attack		10
Caballeros	Lancers get +1 melee range and +1.0× multiplier against Infantry		25
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and Shock Infantry get +5% speed and train time -35%		N/A
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%		10

The Cavalry Combat card is available to Dutch, Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, Ottomans, Russians and Spanish.

The Cavalry Damage card is available to Haudenosaunee (in the Fortress Age) and Lakota.

The Caballeros card is available to Mexicans and Spanish

The Liberation March card is available to Mexicans and Spanish

The Riding School card is not available to Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.

All civilizations can obtain Bosniaks as one of the 8 random mercenary units after researching Multinationalism.

Africans

Card	Description	Age
Feudal Armies	Unit train time -15%; Hero respawn time -15%

Chinese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and attack		40
Acupuncture	Unit train time -20%		10

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Ignatian Spirituality	All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat
Loyal Warriors	Native warriors, mercenaries, and outlaws cost -15% (also affects shipments)

French

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry and Coyote Runners get +15% attack		10

Germans

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and Shock Infantry get +15% attack		10
Spanish Riding School	Cavalry get +10% speed +4 Uhlans		25
Improved Mercenaries	Mercenaries get +20% hit points and attack +3 Uhlans		10

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Cavalry Hitpoints	Cavalry get +15% hit points		10

The Haudenosaunee can obtain Bosniaks as one of the 8 random mercenary units after researching Multinationalism.

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Sahelian Kingdoms	Native warriors get +15% hit points and attack; Mercenaries and Outlaws get +10% hit points and attack

Incas

Card	Description	Age
Road Building	All land military units get +10% speed

The Incas can obtain Bosniaks as one of the 8 random mercenary units after researching Multinationalism.

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% melee attack +1 Villager		40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Schiavoni Swords	All cavalry and infantry get +15% hand attack
Albanian Company	Ships 4 Bosniaks and 3 Stradiots; costs 500 food, 500 wood, and 500 coin

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +10% speed, +20 LOS and train units 15% faster; Banner army train time -10%; Land military unit train time -20%		25

Lakota

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Morning Star	Temporarily reveals all enemies and treasures. Axe Riders can now loot treasures for double the resources or XP. Hand cavalry get an additional ×2.0 multiplier against Treasure Guardians		25
TEAM Mustangs	Cavalry costs -10%		10

The Lakota can obtain Bosniaks as one of the 8 random mercenary units after researching Multinationalism.

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Center owned by the player; increases all unit hit points by 2%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Plan of Casa Mata	[Plan] Turns all Dragoons into Chinacos; melee cavalry get +5% speed; costs 250 food, 250 wood
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings have their work rate increased by 400% and units have their speed increased by 10%

Russians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions	Cavalry and Shock Infantry get +10% hit points and +4 LOS		1

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 LOS		10

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Attack	Melee infantry and cavalry get +15% attack, except mercenaries which get +8%
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Melee infantry and cavalry get +15% hit points, except mercenaries which get +8%
German Mercenary Contracts	Mercenaries get +25% hit points and attack; Jaegers and Landsknechts can be trained at Barracks and Galleons; Black Riders can be trained at Stables and Galleons

In-game dialogue

The Bosniak speaks Croatian, which is also spoken by the Crabat, Mounted Infantry, Pandour, Schiavone and Shock Rider.

• Select 1
• Select 2 Da? - Yes?
• Select 3 Gdje je moja plaća? - Where is my pay?
• Select 4 Spremni - Ready
• Move 1 Da! - Yes!
• Move 2
• Move 3 Bit će - It will be
• Move 4 Žurno! - Immediatly!
• Attack 1 Napad! - Attack!
• Attack 2 Bit će izvršeno - It will be done
• Attack 3 Ne uzimajte zarobljenike! - Take no prisoners!
• Attack 4 (Laughs)

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, Bosniaks had 600 hit points and 50 attack, and cost 300 coin. With update 13.10442, they have 550 hit points and 45 attack, and cost 350 coin.

History

“

Although nominally from Bosnia, Bosniaks were in reality drawn from all over Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans. These units served as irregular cavalry in other European armies, most notably those of Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Flourishing during the 18th century, especially during the Seven Years' War, Bosniak cavalry could immediately be recognized by their distinct hats and black uniforms with white and colored ornaments.

”

Gallery

Bosniak image from the Compendium section

An in-game Bosniak