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This article is about the technology. For the unit known as "Colonial Militia" before the Definitive Edition, see Revolutionary.

Militiamen/Minutemen levied/conscripted in [player name]'s town!
—Message when a player uses Levy/Conscription (since the Definitive Edition)

Levy is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched at the Town Center by European civilizations as well as Outposts and Forts by the United States in the Definitive Edition. Once researched, six Militiamen (Minuteman for the United States, Bashibozuks for the Ottomans) spawn at the corresponding building.

Unlike other technologies, Levy is available at every corresponding building the player has, but can only be researched once as with other technologies. The United States, however, can repeatedly research Levy but with a very long cooldown of 160 seconds that is shared across all buildings which has it.

With the Town Militia or City Defense Home City Card, Conscription will be available at European Town Centers, which is identical to Levy but spawns 15 Militiamen (12 Bashibozuks for the Ottomans) and is more expensive.

The United States have Minuteman Companies Home City Card which upgrades Levy to Conscription that spawns 16 Minutemen instead.

The Mexicans cannot use Conscription since they do not have the corresponding Home City Card to upgrade Levy.

Strategy[]

Levy can be used to assist in gathering Treasure, hunting the enemy heroes and scouts, or to harass the enemy with hit and run on their gatherers, who will perish in a single barrage by all six units (with the exception of Coureur des Bois and Settler Wagons).

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