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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For other uses, see General.

โ€œ Commander of the armies. โ€
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

The General is an cavalry unit in Age of Empires that is available only in the Scenario Editor of the game. He has the appearance of a Cataphract in the Definitive Edition, and that of a Heavy Cavalry in Return of Rome.

A General can be obtained in the Definitive Edition version of Xenophon's March, leading a contingent of allied troops in the east.

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Infantry from Barracks, archers, siege units
Weak vs. War Elephants, Centurions, Priests
Technologies
Hit points NobilityIcon Nobility (+15%)
Attack Toolworking Toolworking (+2)
Metalworkingicon Metalworking (+2)
Metallurgyicon Metallurgy (+3)
Armor Leatherarmorcavalryicon Leather Armor Cavalry (+2/+0)
Scalearmorcavalryicon Scale Armor Cavalry (+2/+0)
Chainmailcavalryicon Chain Mail Cavalry (+2/+0)
Units in Age of Empires
CivilianReturnofrome female villager icon Villager ยท Returnofrome trade cart icon Trade Cart
OtherAoE2 DE priest icon Priest ยท Slinger-0 Slinger ยท Returnofrome artifact icon Artifact
Civilian ship1 Fishing Boat Fishing Boat ยท 2 Fishing Ship Fishing Ship
3 Trade Boat Trade Boat ยท 4 Merchant Ship Merchant Ship
InfantryClubman Clubman ยท AxemanAoEDE Axeman
Short Swordsman Short Swordsman ยท Broad Swordsman Broad Swordsman ยท AoE nuRoR Long Swordsman icon Long Swordsmen ยท Returnofrome legionary icon Legionary
HopliteDE Hoplite ยท AoE nuRoR Phalangite icon Phalangite ยท Returnofrome centurion icon Centurion
ArcherBowman aoe1de Bowman
Improved Bowman22 Improved Bowman ยท Composite Bowman Composite Bowman
Chariot Archer111 Chariot Archer
Horse Archer Horse Archer ยท Returnofrome heavy horse archer icon Heavy Horse Archer
EAICON DE Elephant Archer
CavalryScout-0 Scout
ChariotDE Chariot ยท ScytheDE Scythe Chariot
Cavalry111 Cavalry ยท Returnofrome heavy cavalry icon Heavy Cavalry ยท Returnofrome cataphract icon Cataphract
War ElephantDE War Elephant ยท Returnofrome armored elephant icon Armored Elephant
Camel RiderDE Camel Rider
SiegeStone ThrowerDE Stone Thrower ยท CatapultDE Catapult ยท Returnofrome heavy catapult icon Heavy Catapult
BallistaDE Ballista ยท Returnofrome helepolis icon Helepolis
War Ship7 Scout Ship Scout Ship ยท 8 War Galley War Galley ยท 9 Trireme Trireme
Catapult Trireme Catapult Trireme ยท Returnofrome juggernaut icon Juggernaut
10 Fire Galley Fire Galley
5 Light Transport Light Transport ยท 6 Heavy Transport Heavy Transport
Scenario Editor-only units
Short Swordsman Chieftain ยท Donkey caravan aoe2DE Donkey ยท Clubman Explorer ยท Returnofrome heavy cavalry icon General ยท AoE2 DE priest icon High Priest ยท Returnofrome horse icon Horse ยท HeavyCavalryDE Mercenary (removed) ยท Penguin aoe2DE Penguin ยท AoE2 DE priest icon Pharaoh ยท 5 Light Transport Raft ยท Returnofrome artifact icon War Chest
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