| “ | An elite offensive army of swordsmen and ranged infantry. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Territorial Army is a Chinese banner army in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be trained at War Academy and Fuchuan, or automatically spawned for free by the Summer Palace Wonder, once the Fortress Age is reached. It consists of three Changdao Swordsmen and Arquebusiers.
Strategy[]
The Arquebusiers are a good ranged infantry unit good against heavy infantry and light ranged cavalry, but vulnerable to heavy cavalry. Changdao are good against heavy cavalry, and are overall strong in melee combat. Since the units complement each other reasonably well, this army is commonly trained.
It is even more powerful when mixed in with the Forbidden Army, to offer cavalry to fend off enemy ranged infantry.
Training the Territorial Army gives 54 XP instead of the expected 57. However, killing all members of the army gives the enemy 57 XP, unlike what the description says.
Alliance with the Russians allows training the Territorial Army at the Blockhouse and Fort.
Changelog[]
The Asian Dynasties[]
- The Territorial Army trains in 33 seconds.
Definitive Edition[]
- The Territorial Army trains in 29 seconds.
| Banner armies | |
|---|---|
 War Academy |  Old Han Army ·  Standard Army ·  Ming Army ·  Territorial Army ·  Forbidden Army ·  Imperial Army |
 Castle |  Black Flag Army ·  Mongolian Army |