Cavalry

Cavalry
	34
	4
	225
Resource Cost	Horses
Unlocked at	Military Science
Upgrades From	Knight
Upgrades To	Landship
Abilities	Can move after attacking.
Notes	No defensive terrain bonuses. -33% combat strength vs cities.

The Cavalry is a Mounted unit available in the Industrial Era.

Overview

By the end of the 19th century, European and American cavalrymen were armed with repeating rifles, small, reliable weapons holding 5-15 rounds which were accurate up to perhaps 500 yards, as well as pistols and swords. Because their equipment was so much lighter than that encumbering earlier lancers and knights, they were much faster and could ride a good deal farther than their predecessors. While the cavalry charge of old might still occur under very favorable conditions, the infantry's increased accuracy and rate of fire made that maneuver extremely dangerous. When facing infantry units the cavalry usually dismounted to fight, with one soldier holding four horses a distance to the rear while his three comrades traded shots with the enemy.

Strategy

The Cavalry is the strongest mounted unit in the game; depending much more on mobility and their short rifles, they are devastating against melee, ranged, and siege units, but less effective against other mounted units. Use them to destroy Musketmen and then break through the enemy's lines with their ability to move after attacking. Cavalry are quite vulnerable to the mounted-unit-killing Lancer.

Unique Unit Replacements

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Abrantine Detachment	Portugal (Pombal)	Starts with Alpine Training and the unique promotion Scorched Earth, which causes enemy units who end their turn on a nearby pillaged tile to take damage.
	Aca Caraya	Paraguay (Gaspar Rodriguez)	While inside Paraguayan territory: May attack twice per turn. Ignores terrain cost.
	Aca Vera	Paraguay (Solano Lopez)	Does not require Horses. If built when Horses are available, this unit receives +15 XP. Ignores enemy Zone of Control and gains +3 Combat Strength for every enemy it starts adjacent to.
	Berber Cavalry	Morocco (Ahmad al-Mansur)	Combat bonus on Desert or in Moroccan territory.
	Buffalo Runner	The Metis (Louis Riel)	Can Attack Twice, receiving +20% Combat Strength on the second attack. Receives the Heavy Charge promotion when starting its turn on Hills or in Friendly territory.
	Buffalo Soldier	America (Ulysses Grant)	Gains +1 Combat Strength for every 3 tiles' distance between it and the Capital (max +7). May be disbanded for Production based on its level while in friendly borders.
	Carabinier Guard	Saxony (Frederick Augustus I)	+1 Combat Strength when garrisoned for each National Wonder in the city Gains Defensive Bonuses from terrain
	Chevau-Léger	France (Napoleon) (When Louis XIV's France is installed)	Combat bonus vs Mounted and Siege units. Extra combat strength when damaged.
	Comanche Riders	The Shoshone (Pocatello)	12.5% cheaper to produce. +1 Movement.
	Cossack	Russia (Catherine)	Combat bonus vs damaged units.
	Cossack Brigade	The Qajars (Naser al-Din)	Starts with the Leadership promotion. +1 Local Happiness when garrisoned in a city. Receive a free Cossack Brigade whenever a DoF partner trains a Cavalry Unit, plus a Horse Resource to support it.
	Cuirassier	France (Napoleon) (When LastSword's Revision is activated)	Starts with the Blitz Promotion. +33% Combat Strength on the second attack of its turn.
	Death's Head Hussar	Prussia (Frederick II)	Ignores enemy Zone of Control. Begins with Scouting I. Reduces the Combat Strength of enemy units within two tiles.
	Dragon del Catorce	The Cristeros (Enrique Gorostieta)	Trained faster based on its city's Faith output. Gains XP from followers of your main Religion in its home city. Gains +25% Combat Strength while in the borders of a city with no majority Religion.
	Dzhigit	Circassia (Ismail Berzeg)	Performs a Ranged Attack before entering melee combat. Earns Faith from kills.
	Escolta Libertad	Argentina (Juan Manuel de Rosas)	+1 Combat Strength per owned Puppet City. Ignores Combat Strength penalties from Unhappiness.
	Free Cossack	Ukraine (Symon Petliura)	+25% Combat Strength while attacking. May force enemy units to retreat or take extra damage. Adjacent units gain +25% Combat Strength while attacking, and may force enemy units to retreat or take extra damage. Starts with +15 XP if trained in a City that has a Great Work of Music.
	Gaucho	Argentina (Eva Perón)	Can withdraw from Melee attacks. May build Pastures and Farms.
	Granaderos a Caballo	Rio dela Plata (José de San Martín)	+2% Production Cost (230 vs. 225) Has a weaker Ranged attack (1 Range) Heals 50HP upon starting a turn with less than 10HP (once per unit)
	Hussar	Austria (Maria Theresa)	Combat bonus when flanking. Extra sight. +1 Movement.
	Independance Dragoon	Brazil (Pedro I)	+15% Combat Strength when stacked with a Great General. A free Independence Dragoon and Horse resource is spawned with each Great General.
	Jezailchi	Afghanistan (Ahmad Shah Durrani)	-4 Combat Strength. +1 Range. +34 Ranged Strength. +20% Attack in Hills. +10% Combat Strength in Friendly Territory.
	King's German Legion	Hanover (Ernest Augustus)	Heals +10 HP each turn it begins on a Road, increasing to +15 HP when beginning on a Railroad. Generates more Great General Points from combat.
	Kuhiston	Kokand (Nodira)	While garrisoned in a city, grants +1 Gold from incoming and outgoing Trade Routes per level it has.
	Legionary Uhlan	Poland (Pilsudski)	Becomes stronger in later eras. After kills, may attack again and deals extra damage.
	Lisowczyk	Poland (Sigismund III)	+1 Movement. No Maintenance Cost. Heals 50HP from Pillaging (though does not gain Gold).
	Naturalised Army	Xinjiang (Sheng Shicai)	Once unlocked, provided for free in the Capital upon Declaring War on or Declaring Friendship with another Civilization. +33% Combat Strength vs Wounded Units while at war with a civilisation you formerly had a Declaration of Friendship with.
	Ox Rider	The Herero (Jacob Morenga)	Does not require Horses. Once per unit, spawns a Cattle resource when promoted on resourceless Desert.
	Penne do Falco	Eritrea (Hamid Idris Awate)	Retains the abilities of the Cavalry +1 Sight and +5% Flanking Bonus per City connected to your Capital. Provides +2 Production when garrisoned in a City.
	Quickstinger	The Comanche (Iron Jacket)	Declaring war grants this unit +50% Combat Strength permanently. Each turn while at war loses 1 Combat Strength for each player you're at war with until at original Combat Strength.
	Ranger	Texas (Sam Houston)	Earns Culture and Golden Age points from kills. Receives defensive terrain bonuses.
	Rough Rider	America (Teddy Roosevelt)	-4 Combat Strength. Begins with Survivalism I. Ignores terrain costs when moving, when beginning outside your borders.
	Royal Dragoon	Canada (Wilfrid Laurier)	Gains Combat Strength bonuses from terrain, but may not move after attacking. Gains +25% defensive Combat Strength when starting adjacent to at least two enemy Units.
	Vaquero	Rio Grande (Antonio Canales Rosillo)	Can be expended to make an upgraded horse resource. Gains a combat bonus when attacking across a river.
	Xasg	The Kalmyks (Ayuka Khan)	+20% Strength against damaged enemies. +5% Strength per enemy unit adjacent when garrisoned in a city. When moving into a city more than 10 tiles (standard size) from your current capital, gain a permenant +1 movement bonus.
	Zanbur Cavarly	The Dzungars (Galdan Khan)	Receives a ranged attack and defence bonus on hills. Gains extra Movement for each City-State that you can demand tribute from.