“ | Hand cavalry that sacrifices hitpoints for attack. | ” |
—In-game description |
The Uhlan is a melee heavy cavalry unit in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Germans, which replaces the Hussar, and can be trained at the Stable, Fort, and Galleon. It has higher attack but lower hit points than Hussars.
Uhlans are also available to John Black's Mercenaries in the Act II: Ice campaign.
Overview[]
Whereas the Hussar has hit points and the Cossack (a unique Russian unit) has cost-effectiveness on their side, the Uhlan has a much higher attack than all other hand cavalry (excluding mercenaries).
From the Commerce Age, Uhlans are received from the Home City with every shipment, including unit upgrades. The only exception to this are any Exploration Age, TEAM, Uhlan and mercenary shipments; the latter two have additional units that other civilizations (e.g. German Hire Black Riders card ships nine Black Riders instead of other civilizations' seven). However, the Germans require 10% more experience points to reach the next shipment to balance this. If the Germans pick The Logistician for advancing to the Commerce Age, they will receive +1 Uhlan with each Commerce Age and Exploration Age shipment. The Germans will also receive an army of Uhlans if picking The Cavalry Marshal for advancing into the Industrial Age.
Uses and counters[]
Uhlans are like Hackapells; cavalry with low hit points but deal massive damage in return. Uhlans should avoid fighting heavy infantry and ranged cavalry, which have bonus damage against them (including Musketeers, who deal bonus damage against them in melee), as they will be easily destroyed in battle if they attack them without any support.
The high damage of the Uhlan, in addition to being a cavalry unit, allows players to use both their speed and damage to flank enemy artillery, which easily destroys the player's infantry and has very high resistance to ranged attacks. Artillery will have reduced damage against cavalry, but the low hitpoints of the Uhlan makes them unable to withstand 2-3 shots from an Imperial Field Gun. The high damage is also useful for raiding, as it takes a fully upgraded Imperial Prussian Uhlan 2-3 hits to take down an unupgraded settler, although they should not attempt to do this if defensive measures have been put in place by the opponent.
Upgrades[]
Age | Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
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Veteran Uhlans | 200 wood 200 coin |
Upgrades Uhlans to Veteran (+20% hit points and attack) | |
Prussian Uhlans | 850 wood 850 coin |
Upgrades Uhlans to Prussian Uhlans (+40% hit points and attack, and +5% ranged resistance); requires Veteran Uhlans | |
Imperial Prussian Uhlans | 1,500 wood 1,500 coin |
Upgrades Prussian Uhlans to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Prussian Uhlans |
Civilization differences[]
- John Black's Mercenaries have the Guard (+30% hit points and attack, and costs 600 wood, 600 coin) upgrade for Uhlans instead of the Royal Guard upgrade, and cannot upgrade them to the Imperial level.
Prussian Uhlan[]
“ | Hand cavalry that sacrifices hitpoints for attack. | ” |
—In-game description |
The Prussian Uhlan (Czapka Uhlan before update 14.43676) is a counterpart of the Uhlan, which starts with +10% hit points and attack, but trains 65% slower.
Upgrades[]
The Prussian Uhlan is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age, and Imperial Age:
- +20% hit points and attack
- +30% hit points and attack, +5% ranged resistance
- +50% hit points and attack
Civilization differences[]
- The Chinese can get Prussian Uhlans by allying with the Germans at the Consulate which provides the German Brigade that includes 15 Prussian Uhlans.
- (Definitive Edition) The United States can get Prussian Uhlans through the "Pulaski's Legion" Home City Card, which ships 12 Prussian Uhlans and allows them to be trained at Forts. Additionally, United States Forts can spawn Prussian Uhlans in batches of 3 for free if the "Texas Forts" Home City Card is sent, but this takes 82 seconds.
Revolutionary[]
- The United States can also acquire Prussian Uhlans through the "Pulaski's Continental Cavalry" Home City Card, which includes 12 Prussian Uhlans and allows them to be trained at Forts.
- Chile can get Prussian Uhlans through the "Military Parade" Home City Card, which ships 10 Prussian Uhlans.
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Ranged infantry, shock infantry, artillery |
Weak vs. | Heavy infantry, light cavalry |
Improvements | |
Hit points | Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%) |
Attack | Yoga (+5%) Pillage (+25% siege attack multiplier vs. buildings) |
Resistance | Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance) |
Line of Sight | Town Watch (+3) |
Speed | Apache Endurance (+5%) Comanche Mustangs (+5%) |
Train time | Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Mass Cavalry (-35%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; -5% spawn time; United States only) |
Cost | Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost) |
Other | German Brigade (ships 15 Prussian Uhlans; Chinese only) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost) |
Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Uhlan
Some cards are highlighted with: | |
Green | TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team |
Blue | Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds) |
British[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Cavalry Damage | Cavalry get +15% attack | |
Cavalry Hitpoints | Cavalry get +15% hit points |
Chinese[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Western Reforms | All units get +8% hit points and attack | |
Acupuncture | All units' train time -20%, spawn time -5% | |
Good Faith Agreements | Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades) |
Europeans[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Cavalry Combat | Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack | |
Riding School | Cavalry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans) | |
Pulaski's Continental Cavalry | Ships 12 Prussian Uhlans; Prussian Uhlans can be trained at Forts; Hussars cost -10% and their upgrades cost -50%; costs 1,000 food | |
Continental Army | Turns all Revolutionaries into Regulars; Regulars, Revolutionary Sharpshooters, Carbine Cavalry, Revolutionaries, Militiamen, and Prussian Uhlans get +15% hit points and attack; General and Legion Grenadiers get +10% hit points and attack; costs 500 coin |
- "Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, and Spanish.
- "Pulaski's Continental Cavalry" and "Continental Army" are available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, and Swedes upon revolting to the United States.
French[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack | Hand cavalry and hand shock infantry get +15% attack |
Germans[]
Due to their civilization bonus, the Germans receive free Uhlans with non-TEAM and non-INFINITE cards (except Exploration Age ones) based on the Age which they are available (2 in the Commerce Age, 3 in the Fortress Age, 4 in the Industrial Age). Uhlan and mercenary shipments, as well as Polish Winged Hussars, ship more units than usual instead.
Card | Description | Age |
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5 Uhlans | Ships 5 Uhlans | |
8 Uhlans | Ships 8 Uhlans | |
11 Uhlans | Ships 11 Uhlans | |
9 Uhlans | Ships 9 Uhlans | |
13 Uhlans | Ships 13 Uhlans | |
Lipizzaner Cavalry | Uhlans get +15% hit points and attack | |
Death Ride | Replaces all existing Uhlans with Guard Totenkopf Hussars consuming only 1 population slot; instead of Uhlans, you receive extra Totenkopf Hussars; +4 Totenkopf Hussars; costs 1,000 food | |
TEAM Cavalry Attack | Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% attack; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack instead | |
Cavalry Hitpoints | Uhlans, War Wagons, Comancheros, and Prinz Chevaulegers get +15% hit points | |
Cavalry Combat | Uhlans, War Wagons, Comancheros, Llaneros, and Prinz Chevaulegers get +15% hit points and attack | |
Spanish Riding School | Cavalry get +10% speed | |
Blandengues | Hand cavalry cost -20% |
- "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.
- "Blandengues" is available upon revolting to Argentina.
Indians[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Shivaji's Tactics | All units get +5% hit points and attack |
Italians[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Cavalry Attack | Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% attack; Italians-only heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack instead | |
Schiavoni Swords | Infantry and cavalry get +15% hand attack |
- "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.
Japanese[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Sengoku | Unit upgrades cost -20% |
Lakota[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Mustangs | Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10% |
Maltese[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Knights of the Round Table | Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points |
Mexicans[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Mariachi | For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed |
Russians[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions | Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight |
Spanish[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Hand Cavalry Attack | Hand cavalry get +15% attack | |
Hand Cavalry Hitpoints | Hand cavalry get +15% hit points | |
Liberation March | Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time | |
TEAM Spanish Inquisition | Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight | |
Military Parade | Ships 15 Prussian Needle Gunners and 10 Prussian Uhlans; costs 2,200 coin |
- "Military Parade" is available upon revolting to Chile.
Swedes[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Attack | Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% attack | |
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints | Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% hit points |
United States[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Pulaski's Legion | [Legion] Ships 12 Prussian Uhlans; Prussian Uhlans can be trained at Forts; costs 500 food, 500 wood | |
Indiana Mobilization | Ships 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game including this one; unit train time (except Heavy Cannons), technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood | |
Seminole Ponies | Ships 9 Hussars; hand cavalry get +15% hit points and attack, and +5% speed; cavalry train time -10% |
- "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
- "Seminole Ponies" is available upon selecting the Florida Federal State.
Chinese[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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Western Reforms | All units get +8% hit points and attack | 40 | |
Acupuncture | All units' train time -20% | 40 | |
Good Faith Agreements | Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-400 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades) | 1 |
French[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
---|---|---|---|
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack | Heavy cavalry and Coyote Runners get +15% attack | 10 |
Germans[]
Due to their civilization bonus, the Germans receive free Uhlans with non-TEAM and non-INFINITE cards (except Exploration Age ones) based on the Age which they are available (2 in the Commerce Age, 3 in the Fortress Age, 4 in the Industrial Age). Uhlan and mercenary shipments, as well as Polish Winged Hussars, ship more units than usual instead.
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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5 Uhlans | Ships 5 Uhlans | 1 | |
8 Uhlans | Ships 8 Uhlans | 1 | |
11 Uhlans | Ships 11 Uhlans | 10 | |
9 Uhlans | Ships 9 Uhlans | 10 | |
13 Uhlans | Ships 13 Uhlans | 25 | |
Lipizzaner Cavalry | Uhlans get +15% hit points and attack | 25 | |
TEAM Cavalry Attack | Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% attack | 10 | |
Cavalry Hitpoints | Uhlans and War Wagons get +15% hit points | 10 | |
Cavalry Combat | Uhlans and War Wagons get +15% hit points and attack | 10 | |
Riding School | Cavalry train time -40% | 10 | |
Spanish Riding School | Cavalry get +10% speed | 25 |
Indians[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Shivaji's Tactics | All units get +5% hit points and attack | 25 |
Japanese[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
---|---|---|---|
TEAM Sengoku | Unit upgrades cost -20% | 1 |
Russians[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions | Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight | 1 |
Spanish[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Inquisition | All units get +10 Line of Sight | 10 |
Changelog[]
Age of Empires III[]
- The in-game description is "Light cavalry[sic] that sacrifices hitpoints for attack."
- Czapka Uhlans costs 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin.
The Asian Dynasties[]
- Czapka Uhlans have a ×0.75 multiplier against villagers.
Definitive Edition[]
- The in-game description is "Hand cavalry that sacrifices hitpoints for attack."
- Czapka Uhlans no longer have a multiplier against villagers.
- Imperial Czapka is renamed to Imperial Czapka Uhlans.
The African Royals[]
- With update 43871, the Uhlan portrait has been updated to align with his in-game appearance.
Knights of the Mediterranean[]
- With update 14.43676, Czapka Uhlans and Imperial Czapka Uhlans are renamed to Prussian Uhlans and Imperial Prussian Uhlans, respectively, Prussian Uhlans costs 850 wood, 850 coin and gives Uhlans +5% ranged resistance.
Trivia[]
- Royal Guard and Consulate Uhlans are named after the Prussian Uhlans.
- Before update 14.43676, they are named after the high, four-pointed cap used by Polish Uhlans.
- The United States' ability to access Prussian Uhlans through the "Pulaski's Legion" Home City Card is a reference to the Legion with the same name, a cavalry and infantry regiment under the command of Polish-born General Casimir Pulaski and Hungarian nobleman Michael Kovats de Fabriczy for their service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and was one of the few cavalry regiments in the Continental Army.
- Michael Kovats de Fabriczy is referenced in the United States' "Kovat's Legion" Home City Card.
History[]
“ | Uhlans grew out of Polish light cavalry used by the Prussians and from the Tartars that settled in Lithuania after their defeat by Tamerlane. These Tartars were - like their forefathers - an elite mounted cavalry. In the nineteenth century, Prussian cavalry from Poland were called uhlans, and before long light cavalry in general were referred to as uhlans. Uhlans wore a distinctive four-cornered hat, the czapka, which was tall and sometimes decorated with plumes, and a jacket called an ulanka. They were armed with lances, sabers and, later, pistols. | ” |