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An army of French Gendarmes (Cuirassiers) and Horse Artillery.
—In-game description

The French Expeditionary Army is a Consulate army in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be trained by Chinese and Indians if they choose the French as their ally once the Industrial Age is reached. It consists of 6 Gendarme Cuirassiers and two Horse Artillery.

Strategy[]

This army is probably the best addition to the Indian military in the later stages of the game. As Gendarmes have essentially identical base attack to Mahout Lancers, while taking only 3 population, and the Indians lack a standard artillery piece, this fills the compositional weaknesses of India. Both Gendarmes and Horse Artillery are excellent against massed ranged infantry, allowing an Indian player to focus their resources on their better units, such as the Gurkha, Howdah, and Sepoy.

Changelog[]

The Asian Dynasties[]

  • The French Expeditionary Army consists of 5 Gendarmes and 2 Horse Artillery.

Definitive Edition[]

  • The French Expeditionary Army consists of 6 Gendarmes and 2 Horse Artillery.
Consulate armies in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
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Consulate dutch DutchDutchExpeditionaryCompany icon Company · DutchExpeditionaryForce icon Force · DutchExpeditionaryArmy icon Army
Consulate french FrenchFrenchExpeditionaryCompany icon Company · FrenchExpeditionaryForce icon Force · FrenchExpeditionaryArmy icon Army
Consulate germans GermansGermanExpeditionaryCompany icon Company · GermanExpeditionaryForce icon Force · GermanExpeditionaryArmy icon Army
Consulate ottomans OttomansOttomanExpeditionaryCompany icon Company · OttomanExpeditionaryForce icon Force · OttomanExpeditionaryArmy icon Army
Consulate portuguese PortuguesePortugueseExpeditionCompany icon Company · PortugueseExpeditionForce icon Force · PortugueseExpeditionArmy icon Army
Consulate russians RussiansRussianExpeditionaryCompany icon Company · RussianExpeditionaryForce icon Force · RussianExpeditionaryArmy icon Army
Consulate spanish SpanishSpanishExpeditionaryCompany icon Company · SpanishExpeditionaryForce icon Force · SpanishExpeditionaryArmy icon Army
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