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“ Ranged cavalry. Good against cavalry. ”
—In-game description

The Dragoon is a gunpowder light ranged cavalry in Age of Empires III that can be trained at the Stable, Fort, and Galleon/Steamer upon reaching the Fortress Age.

Dragoons are available to the British, French, Italians, Mexicans, Portuguese and Spanish.

Overview[]

Dragoons are highly effective units, combining strong ranged damage and speed. Ranged damage allows them to scale well en masse, and maneuverability makes them very responsive as well as quite survivable. With care, these qualities allow the unit to be used offensively as well. However, as with most light ranged cavalry, their siege damage is very low.

Their stated role is as a ranged counter-cavalry unit, with bonus damage against heavy cavalry and hand shock infantry. Furthermore they are 0.5 units faster than most melee cavalry and can effectively evade them when endangered. The main danger are Skirmishers and foot archers which deal bonus damage to Dragoons. Musketeers also counter Dragoons; however, they are usually not as much of a threat as Skirmishers because of their much lower range. Dragoons also counter artillery, especially in melee mode, as they have 2x bonus damage against them. Despite their reduced damage against Settlers, due to their speed Dragoons are still decent raiders. The main disadvantages of the unit are their general expense and the requirement to have active micro control over them to take advantage of their mobility. Overall, Dragoons are a formidable unit.

If playing as the Portuguese, Dragoons are available in the Commerce Age if the "TEAM House of Aviz" Home City Card is sent. Portuguese Dragoons are also more useful than other civilizations as they can give them the advantage in range with the "Order of Aviz" card which increases their max range and Line of Sight by 4. Portuguese Dragoons can be upgraded to Royal Guard (+10%) and have the "Dragoon Combat" card (+20% hit points and damage). The British have same stats increase (+30%), but need 3 cards: "Cavalry Damage", "Cavalry Hitpoints" and "Cavalry Combat". Spanish Dragoons have only the "Cavalry Combat" card (+15%) but with Unction, their damage is much higher compared to other civilizations. A fully upgraded Portuguese/British Dragoon will have 52.8 ranged attack damage and 460 hit points, while Spanish Dragoons with Unction will have 60.5 ranged attack damage and 430 hit points. This means that the Portuguese/British will deal 158.4 and Spanish 181.5 damage to heavy cavalry. Dragoons are also good against melee heavy infantry by kiting, where Portuguese are the clear winner here. Skirmishers and foot archers can also be engaged if the Dragoons are put into melee mode; however, heavy cavalry would be much better for this task. If playing as the Mexicans, Dragoons are available in the Commerce Age if the "Queen's Dragoons" Home City Card is sent during the Exploration Age.

Upgrades[]

Dragoons can be obtained in the Commerce Age with either the "TEAM House of Aviz" or "Queen's Dragoons" Home City Cards.

Age Upgrade Cost Effect Civ.
Veteran Dragoons Automatically Upgrades Dragoons to Veteran (+20% hit points and damage) All
Guard Dragoons 600 wood
600 coin 		Upgrades Dragoons to Guard (+30% hit points and damage)
Italians
Italians
Spanish
Spanish
Legion Dragoons 850 wood
850 coin 		Upgrades Dragoons to Legion Dragoons (Guard Dragoons with +10% hit points and damage)
Portuguese
Portuguese
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
 Imperial Dragoons 1,500 wood
1,500 coin 		Upgrades Dragoons to Imperial (+50% hit points and damage); requires Guard Dragoons
Italians
Italians
Spanish
Spanish
Imperial Legion Dragoons Upgrades Legion Dragoons to Imperial (+50% hit points and damage); requires Legion Dragoons
Portuguese
Portuguese
 Imperial Counter Dragoons 750 wood
750 coin 		Upgrades Counter Dragoons to Imperial (+50% hit points and damage); requires the "Armfelt's Autonomy" Home City Card

Civilization differences[]

  • As seen above, the Portuguese can upgrade Dragoons to Royal Guard and Imperial Guard.
  • The Dutch have Ruyters instead of Dragoons. However, revolting to Brazil gives them access to Dragoons after sending the "Guard of Honor" Home City Card.
  • The Inca can get Dragoons through the "Tupac Rebellion" Home City Card, which turns Bolas Warriors into Veteran Dragoons.
  • The Ottomans and Russians have Cavalry Archers, and Swedes have Hakkapelits instead of Dragoons. However, the Ottomans can get them through the Romania revolution after sending the "Roșior Dragoons" Home City Card. The Russians can ship 9 Guard Dragoons named Counter Dragoons through St. Petersburg Dragoons, which also replaces Cavalry Archers from Home City shipments with Counter Dragoons. Additionally, Counter Dragoons have 1.2x bonus damage against light ranged cavalry.
    • The Russians and Swedes can train Counter Dragoons with the "Grand Duchy of Finland" Home City Card after revolting to Finland, and upgrade them to Imperial with the "Armfelt's Autonomy" Home City Card.
    • Russian Counter Dragoons are upgraded to Roșior Dragoons upon revolting to Romania, but this does not change their appearance.
  • The United States in the Act III campaign can upgrade Dragoons to Imperial.

Variants[]

“ Ranged cavalry. Good against cavalry. ”
—In-game description

The Legion Dragoon (Jinete before the Definitive Edition) is a counterpart of the Dragoon, which starts with +10% hit points and damage.

Upgrades[]

The Legion Dragoon is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age, and Imperial Age:

  • +20% hit points and damage
  • +30% hit points and damage
  • +50% hit points and damage

Civilization differences[]

  • The Indians and Japanese can get Legion Dragoon by allying with the Portuguese at the Consulate, which provides Portuguese Brigade (11 Legion Dragoons).
  • The Maltese can train Legion Dragoon named Order Dragoon at the Commandery, which have 20 XP train and kill bounty, 100 food, 100 coin cost and 41.8 seconds train time. Maltese Order Dragoons use the French Dragoon's dialogue files instead of the Portuguese Dragoon's dialogue files. Also, for the Maltese, The War Minister can ship 5 Order Dragoons.

“ Ranged cavalry. Good against cavalry. ”
—In-game description

The Counter Dragoon (Kalmuck before update 14.43676) is a counterpart of the Dragoon which starts with +10% hit points and damage, and have 1.2x bonus damage against light ranged cavalry.

Upgrades[]

The Counter Dragoon is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age, and Imperial Age:

  • +20% hit points and damage
  • +30% hit points and damage
  • +50% hit points and damage

Civilization differences[]

Revolutionary[]

  • (Definitive Edition) Romania can get Counter Dragoons through the "Russian Expeditionary Army" Home City Card which ships 9 Counter Dragoons.

“ Ranged cavalry. Good against cavalry. ”
—In-game description

The Consulate Guard Dragoon is a counterpart of the Dragoon, which trains 65% slower. It uses the French Dragoon's dialogue files. For the United States, it starts with +10% hit points and damage.

Upgrades[]

The Consulate Guard Dragoon is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age, and Imperial Age:

  • +20% hit points and damage
  • +30% hit points and damage
  • +50% hit points and damage

Civilization differences[]

  • The Haudenosaunee can get Consulate Guard Dragoon through the "Canadian Loyalists" Home City Card, which ships 10 Consulate Guard Dragoon, and can be sent an infinite number of times.
  • The United States can get Consulate Guard Dragoon through the "Armand's Legion" Home City Card, which ships 10 Consulate Guard Dragoons, and allows them to be trained at Forts. Additionally, United States Forts can spawn Consulate Guard Dragoons in batches of 3 for free if the "Texas Forts" Home City Card is sent, but this takes 98 seconds.

Revolutionary[]

  • Argentina can get Consulate Guard Dragoons through the "San Martin" Home City Card, which ships 10 Consulate Guard Dragoons.
  • Canada has the "Canadian Loyalists" card with the same effect as described above.

Revolutionary[]

The Independence Dragoon is an upgrade of the Dragoon unique to Brazil, which uses a lance to attack in melee with greater attack but without damage multipliers.

Independence Dragoons can be obtained by sending the "Guard of Honor" Home City Card, which upgrades Dragoons to Guard, gives them a lance hand attack, allows the Royal Guard upgrade if the player revolts from the Portuguese, and allows them to be trained if the player revolts from the Dutch.

The Roșior Dragoon is an upgrade of the Dragoon unique to Romania, which get +15% attack and +10% speed, but -15% hit points.

As soon as the player revolts to Romania, a Roșior Dragoon will spawn on every Outpost/Blockhouse that had been built by the player, and more can be obtained through the "Roșior Dragoons" Home City Card.

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, artillery
Weak vs. Heavy infantry, light infantry, defensive buildings
Improvements
Hit points Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%)
Cree Tanning (+5%)
Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+10%)
Smokeless Powder (+10%)
Yoga (+5%)
Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Carabinieri (-10% ranged Rate of Fire; Italians only)
Resistance Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Speed Apache Endurance (+5%)
Comanche Mustangs (+5%)
Wind Horses (+0.5)
Line of Sight Town Watch (+3)
Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Range Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Cost Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%)
Mass Cavalry (-35%)
Quechuan Diet (-15%)
Carabinieri (-10%; Italians only)
Immigrants (-10%)
New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only)
Shaman Drums (-10%)
Other St. Petersburg Dragoons (delivers 9 Counter Dragoons and replaces all Cavalry Archer shipments in Home City with Counter Dragoons; Russians only)
Jagiellonian Legacy (delivers 6 Dragoons if The Cavalry Marshal was chosen for the Italians; delivers 5 Order Dragoons if The War Minister was chosen for the Maltese)
Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Dragoon
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Red Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared
Card Description Age
4 Dragoons Delivers 4 Dragoons
5 Dragoons Delivers 5 Dragoons
Cavalry Hitpoints Cavalry hit points +15%
Cavalry Combat Cavalry hit points and damage +15%
Liberation March Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -35%, speed +5%
Canadian Loyalists Delivers 10 Legion Dragoons; costs 1,000 food
  • "4 Dragoons" and "5 Dragoons" are available to the French, Mexicans, and Portuguese.
  • "Cavalry Hitpoints" is available to the British and Haudenosaunee.
  • "Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, Mexicans, Russians, and Spanish.
  • "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
  • "Canadian Loyalists" is available to the Haudenosaunee, and also British and French upon revolting to Canada.
Asians
Card Description Age
Good Faith Agreements Consulate unit train time -50%; Consulate technology cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades), research time -50% (except Brigades)
British
Card Description Age
Wagon Warfare Fully replaces Dragoons/Ruyters with War Wagons at Stables, Forts, and Galleons/Fluyts; grants Guard War Wagons and enables Imperial War Wagons to be researched; costs 1,000 wood (arrives in 60 seconds)
Wanderlust Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)
  • "Wagon Warfare" and "Wanderlust" are available upon revolting to South Africa.
Chinese
Card Description Age
Western Reforms Unit hit points and damage +8%
Acupuncture Unit (except monk) train time -20%; Summer Palace banner army, Flying Crow, and Heavy Cannon spawn time -5%
Banner School Banner army train time -30%; Summer Palace banner army spawn time -7%
Europeans
Card Description Age
6 Dragoons Delivers 6 Dragoons
8 Dragoons Delivers 8 Dragoons
Cavalry Damage Cavalry damage +15%
Riding School Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier, Oprichnik, and Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead
San Martin Delivers 13 Mounted Granaderos, 10 Legion Dragoons, and 1 San Martin; costs 1,200 coin
Guard of Honor Ruyter hand attack damage +200%, but all hand attack bonus damage removed; grants Carabineers; upgrades Dragoons to Independence Dragoons (Guard Dragoons with a lance hand attack); enables Independence Dragoons to be trained at Stables, Forts, and Fluyts (if revolting from the Dutch)
Armfelt's Autonomy Blockhouse build limit +4; enables Imperial upgrades for Caroleans, Hakkapelits, Rekruts, and Cavalry Archers (as well as Counter Dragoons and Counter Jaegers, after sending "Grand Duchy of Finland" Home City Card); Imperial Caroleans, Drabants, Rekruts, Counter Dragoons, and Counter Jaegers cost -50%; costs 500 coin
Grand Duchy of Finland Enables Counter Jaegers to be trained at Barracks and Blockhouses; enables Counter Dragoons to be trained at Stables; costs 500 coin
Finnhorses Hussar, Hakkapelit, Cossack, Oprichnik, Cavalry Archer, and Counter Dragoon hit points +20%
Roșior Dragoons Each Outpost/Blockhouse spawns 1 Roșior Dragoon; enables Roșior Dragoons to be trained at Forts, +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Russian Expeditionary Army Delivers 9 Counter Dragoons and 3 Culverins, +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1; costs 500 coin
Lee's Continental Light Dragoons Delivers 12 Carbine Cavalry; fully replaces Dragoons/Ruyters/Hakkapelits with Carbine Cavalry at Stables, Forts, Galleons/Fluyts, and on the map; grants Guard Carbine Cavalry; enables Veteran Carbine Cavalry (if revolting from the Dutch)
  • "6 Dragoons" and "8 Dragoons" are available to the French and Portuguese.
  • "Cavalry Damage" is available to the British and Swedes.
  • "Riding School" is not available to the Maltese and Spanish.
  • "San Martin" is available to the Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
  • "Guard of Honor" is available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
  • "Armfelt's Autonomy", "Grand Duchy of Finland", and "Finnhorses" are available to the Russians and Swedes upon revolting to Finland.
  • "Roșior Dragoons" and "Russian Expeditionary Army" are available to the Ottomans and Russians upon revolting to Romania.
  • "Lee's Continental Light Dragoons" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, and Swedes upon revolting to the United States.
French
Card Description Age
Thoroughbreds Hussar, Cuirassier, and Dragoon cost -15%
Cult of the Supreme Being Unit train bounty +10%, kill bounty -10%; Sansculotte gather work rate for crates +50%, Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +25%, tree, Mango Grove, mine +20%, huntable animals, herded animals, Mill, Farm, and Estate +15%
Horse Hunters Dragoon train time -20%, bonus damage against heavy cavalry +1.5, against hand shock infantry +1.2
Grande Armée Enables to research Imperial upgrades for military units at -50% cost; Sansculotte cost +25%
  • "Cult of the Supreme Being", "Horse Hunters", and "Grande Armée" are available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.
Germans
Card Description Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +10%; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +15% instead
Spanish Riding School Cavalry speed +10%, +4 Uhlans
  • "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.
Inca
Card Description Age
Road Building Land military speed +10%
Tupac Rebellion Transforms all villagers into Revolutionaries, Plumed Spearmen into Guard Musketeer, Chimu Runners into Guard Hussars, Jungle Bowmen into Guard Skirmishers, Bolas Warriors into Veteran Dragoons, Huaracas into Guard Grenadiers, and Macemen into Guard Soldados; costs 1,500 food, 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin
Indians
Card Description Age
Dravidian Martial Arts Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics Unit hit points and damage +5%
Foreign Trading Companies Adds 0.75 to export trickle rate; banner army export cost -15%; Indian unit cost +2.5% (Hindu Villager, Fishing Boat, and Sacred Cow cost +5% instead), +1 Hindu Villager
Italians
Card Description Age
Schiavoni Swords Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry all melee attack damage +15%
TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +10%; Italians-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry damage +15% instead
  • "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.
Japanese
Card Description Age
TEAM Sengoku Unit upgrades cost -20%
Bakufu Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa speed +5%, Line of Sight +10, training and research work rate +15%; land military train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead
Lakota
Card Description Age
TEAM Mustangs Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%
Maltese
Card Description Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Auberges Commandery population support +10; Order unit cost -10% (rounded to 5, 10, or 15 less resources)
Mexicans
Card Description Age
Liberty Dragoon Regiment Delivers 8 Dragoons and 1 Culverin
Leather Soldiers Changes Soldado, Salteador, Chinaco, and Dragoon coin cost to wood on the first time sent, and vice-versa on the second time sent
Queen's Dragoons Dragoon damage +10%; enables Dragoons to be trained from the Commerce Age
Plan of Tacubaya Transforms all Soldados into Dragoons; Dragoon hit points +10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Plan of Casa Mata Transforms all Dragoons into Chinacos; hand cavalry speed +5%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
National Servant Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Central American Cavalry Grants Veteran Chinacos; enables Dragoons to be trained; costs 250 wood, 250 coin
Portuguese
Card Description Age
Order of Aviz Dragoon Line of Sight and ranged attack range +4
Portuguese Expeditionary Force Delivers 6 Cassadores and 6 Dragoons
Dragoon Combat Dragoon hit points and damage +20%
TEAM House of Aviz Enables Dragoon, Ruyter, Cavalry Archer, Rifle Rider, Musket Rider, Yabusame, and Carbine Cavalry to be trained from the Commerce Age; Zamburak, Eagle Runner Knight, Bolas Warrior, Black Rider, and Ming Army train time -15%; Mongolian Army train time -7%
Russians
Card Description Age
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions Cavalry and shock infantry hit points +10%, Line of Sight +4
Dragoon Combat Dragoon hit points and damage +20%
7 Counter Dragoons Delivers 7 Counter Dragoons
5 Counter Dragoons Delivers 5 Counter Dragoons
8 Counter Dragoons Delivers 8 Counter Dragoons
9 Counter Dragoons Delivers 9 Counter Dragoons
  • "Dragoon Combat", "7 Counter Dragoons", "5 Counter Dragoons", "8 Counter Dragoons", and "9 Counter Dragoons" replace "Landed Gentry", "7 Cavalry Archers", "5 Cavalry Archers", "8 Cavalry Archers", and "9 Cavalry Archers" cards respectively after researching St. Petersburg Dragoons technology.
Spanish
Card Description Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10
United States
Card Description Age
Armand's Legion Delivers 10 Legion Dragoons; enables Legion Dragoons to be trained at Forts; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Indiana Mobilization Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Seminole Ponies Delivers 9 Hussars; cavalry train time -10%; hand cavalry hit points and damage +15%, speed +5%
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
  • "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
  • "Seminole Ponies" is available upon selecting the Florida Federal State.

Asians
Card Description Age HC level
Good Faith Agreements Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-400 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades) (also +1 Villager for the Indians)
1
British
Card Description Age HC level
Cavalry Damage Hussars and Dragoons get +15% attack
10
Cavalry Hitpoints Hussars and Dragoons get +15% hit points
10
Cavalry Combat Hussars and Dragoons get +15% hit points and damage
10
Chinese
Card Description Age HC level
Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and damage
40
Acupuncture All units' train time -20%
40
Banner School Banner army train time -30%; Summer Palace banner army spawn time -7%
10
Europeans
Card Description Age HC level
4 Dragoons Ships 4 Dragoons
1
5 Dragoons Ships 5 Dragoons
10
6 Dragoons Ships 6 Dragoons
1
8 Dragoons Ships 8 Dragoons
10
Cavalry Combat Cavalry get +15% hit points and damage
10
Riding School Cavalry train time -40%
10
  • "4 Dragoons", "5 Dragoons", "6 Dragoons", and "8 Dragoons" are available to the French and Portuguese.
  • "Cavalry Combat" is available to the French and Russians.
Germans
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack
10
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% hand damage; +1 Hindu Villager
40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
25
Japanese
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20%
1
Portuguese
Card Description Age HC level
Genitours Dragoons get +6 Line of Sight and range
40
Portuguese Expeditionary Force Ships 6 Cassadores and 6 Dragoons
25
Dragoon Combat Dragoons get +20% hit points and damage; Hussars get +15% hit points and damage
10
TEAM Early Dragoons Dragoons, Ruyters, Cavalry Archers, Rifle Riders, Musket Riders, and Yabusame can be trained in the Commerce Age; Zamburak train time -15%; Ming Army and Mongolian Army train time -7%
1
Russians
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Cavalry Scouts Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight
1
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
10

Changelog[]

Age of Empires III[]

  • Dragoons have 30% ranged resistance.

The WarChiefs[]

Definitive Edition[]

  • Dragoons now have 20% ranged resistance.
  • Dragoons now have a ×2.25 multiplier against hand shock infantry.

Knights of the Mediterranean[]

  • With update 14.43676, the Legion Dragoon upgrade received a new model.
  • Although not listed in the patch notes, with update 15.30007, the Counter Dragoon portrait was updated.

Bugs and glitches[]

  • The Consulate Counter Dragoon uses the normal Dragoon portrait instead of the Counter Dragoon portrait.

Trivia[]

  • Even though the Dragoon's icon shows a rifle, they use the dragon instead. However, in some early screenshots, the Dragoons used rifles.
  • Portuguese Royal Guard/Consulate Dragoons' name refers to the Portuguese Legion.
    • Before the Definitive Edition, they are named Jinete, which translates to "Rider" in Portuguese and is borrowed from the Spanish word which refers to the Genitour. The correct Portuguese form would be Ginete.
    • The Portuguese Legion is also referenced in the Portuguese Royal Guard/Consulate Musketeers' name in the Definitive Edition.
  • Russian Consulate Dragoons are likely a reference to the 1st Kalmyk Regiment who fought during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • The United States' ability to access Dragoons through the "Armand's Legion" Home City Card is a reference to Charles Armand Tuffin who is notable for his role during the American Revolutionary War and later the French Revolution, leading his own cavalry unit during the former.
  • Romanian Roșiori regiments which appeared by the second half of the 19th Century were primarily equipped with either sabres or lances, despite their in-game portrayal as a ranged cavalry unit equipped with a pistol.

History[]

“ Dragoons were a very flexible mounted infantry, using their horses to move swiftly, then often dismounting to fight on foot with carbines, pistols, and sabers. During the eighteenth century in Europe, military leaders maintained dozens of regiments of Dragoons, placing them in a fixed role as medium cavalry. In the Americas, Dragoons were used as both cavalry and infantry. They scouted, raided camps, screened armies, and protected the rear of retreats.

Dragoons wore tall helmets, often plumed, and carried a variety of arms. The carbines they used, called "dragons," gave the Dragoons their name. This short-barreled, smoothbore weapon had less range and power than a rifle and required that Dragoons be accompanied by infantrymen or dismounted Dragoons armed with longer-range firearms. 		”

Gallery[]

See also[]

Military units in Age of Empires III
Common/shared units
Age of Empires III Explorer · Militiaman · Crossbowman · Pikeman · Halberdier · Musketeer · Skirmisher · Grenadier · Hussar · Dragoon · Cavalry Archer · Falconet · Culverin · Mortar · Heavy Cannon · Caravel · Galleon · Frigate · Monitor
The WarChiefs Warrior · Horse Artillery · Petard · Spy · Canoe · War Canoe · Ironclad
Definitive Edition* Captured Mortar · Sloop · Steamer · Battleship
The African Royals Levied Spearman · Levied Bowman · Levied Gunner · Javelin Rider · Desert Warrior · Desert Archer · Desert Raider · Battle Canoe · Cannon Boat
Unique units
British Longbowman · Ranger · Rocket
Dutch Ruyter · Fluyt
French Cuirassier
Germans Landwehr · Doppelsoldner · Uhlan · War Wagon
Ottomans Bashibozuk · Janissary · Azap · Nizam Fusilier · Deli · Abus Gunner · Humbaraci · Great Bombard · Muhbir · Sipahi · Galley
Portuguese Ordinance Rifleman · Cassador · Organ Gun
Russians Strelet · Rekrut · Poruchik · Cossack · Oprichnik
Spanish Rodelero · Lancer
Aztecs Aztec War Chief · Eagle Scout · Coyote Runner · Otontin Slinger · Puma Spearman · Arrow Knight · Eagle Runner Knight · Jaguar Prowl Knight · Warrior Priest · Skull Knight · Tlaloc Canoe
Haudenosaunee Haudenosaunee War Chief · Aenna · Tomahawk · Forest Prowler · Kanya Horseman · Musket Rider · Ram · Mantlet · Light Cannon
Lakota Lakota War Chief · Cetan Bowman · Club Warrior · Wakina Rifle · Axe Rider · Bow Rider · Rifle Rider · Tashunke Prowler · Tokala Soldier
Chinese Shaolin Master · Disciple · Sentry · Irregular · Chu Ko Nu · Qiang Pikeman · Changdao Swordsman · Arquebusier · Steppe Rider · Keshik · Iron Flail · Meteor Hammer · Flamethrower · Hand Mortar · Flying Crow · Fire Junk · War Junk · Fuchuan
Indians Brahmin · Sentry · Irregular · Rajput · Sepoy · Gurkha · Urumi Swordsman · Sowar · Zamburak · Mahout Lancer · Howdah · Flail Elephant · Siege Elephant
Japanese Sohei Archer · Sentry · Irregular · Yumi Archer · Ashigaru Musketeer · Samurai · Naginata Rider · Yabusame · Flaming Arrow · Morutaru · Daimyo · Shogun Tokugawa · Yamabushi · Shinobi · Fune · Atakebune · Tekkousen
Inca Inca War Chief · Chasqui · Jungle Bowman · Plumed Spearman · Chimu Runner · Bolas Warrior · Huaraca · Maceman · Chincha Raft
Swedes Carolean · Hakkapelit · Leather Cannon
United States General · Minuteman · State Militia · Regular · Sharpshooter · Carbine Cavalry · Gatling Gun · Quaker Gun · Gunslinger · Cowboy · Owlhoot
Mexicans General · Padre · Insurgente · Soldado · Salteador · Chinaco · Desperado · Cuatrero · Bandido
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