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French 7th Regiment Lancers

7e Regiment de Chevaulegers-Lanciers are a type of lancer cavalry in Napoleon: Total War. They are available to France with the Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars DLC.

Description[]

These cavalrymen are armed with lances that make them particularly deadly when charging.

The lance is probably the oldest cavalry weapon. It allows the user to put all his weight, and that of his charging horse, behind one very sharp point. In the hands of a skilled man that point can be driven right through a man. This makes lances intimidating to face but, if a lancer does not kill his target, he is vulnerable: a lance is less use than a sword in a melee, so the lancer is at a disadvantage. This is also true against well-trained infantry capable of forming square.

Historically, many nations used lancers. Napoleon even recruited Polish lancers to be part of his Imperial Guard. Surprisingly, each type of cavalry regiment required its own set of horse furniture, especially designed for the tactics that would be used. Lancer saddles tended to be made of beech wood, covered in black leather and reinforced with metal bands. They differed from the more elaborate dragoon saddle that required holsters for pistols, and a heavy sheepskin to protect the weapons and the lower body of the rider.

General Information[]

The 7e Regiment de Chevaulegers-Lanciers are a regiment of late-game lancer cavalry for France, with slightly better melee, charge, defense, and morale than standard French Chevau-Légers Lancers; this in turn makes them somewhat better than the standard lancer cavalry all other factions field. They are more expensive to train and maintain, however, and are limited to one regiment. They are outclassed by the even more expensive Dutch Guard Lancers and Polish Guard Lancers.

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