Mounted Cazadores

Mounted Cazadores
Appears in	Napoleon: Total War
Belongs to	Spain
Type	Mounted Infantry
Ammunition	10
Soldiers per unit	20/40/60/80
Melee attack	7
Charge bonus	10
Defense skill	5
Morale	7
Range	80
Accuracy	40
Reloading	30
Produced from	Drill School
Special abilities	Can dismount Can hide in woodland Can Fire from Horseback Garrison policing bonus
Cost	500
Upkeep	120
Turns to train	2
Unit cap	None

Mounted Cazadores are a type of mounted infantry the Napoleon: Total War.

Description

These mounted light infantry help to slow the enemy advance and keep their own line untroubled by enemy skirmishers.

These men harass the enemy and, if possible, pick off important men in the enemy ranks. Unlike their comrades in the line and light infantry, they are mounted and can fight on foot if needed. They form up in a loose skirmish line, firing independently at their self-designated targets. The result is a constant barrage rather than a devastating volley, but a deadly one as officers and sergeants are removed from the fight.

Historically, Cazadores were trained to defend the border between Spain and Portugal, an area of much activity before and during the Peninsular War. In 1800, Napoleon and his Spanish ally, Manuel de Gordoy, demanded that Portugal ally with France. This was something that Portugal, a long-standing ally of the British, refused to do. In 1801 French and Spanish troops under Gordoy took the Portuguese town of Olivenza. Once the fighting was over, Gordoy picked oranges from a nearby grove and sent them back to the Queen to inform her of his victory, giving the affair the title of “The War of the Oranges”.

General Information

This unit appears only in the Europe Campaign, being absent from both custom battles and The Peninsular Campaign. As such, mounted cazadores normally cannot be controlled by the player, although they can be controlled if Spanish forces attack or are attacked in multiplayer campaigns.

Mounted cazadores become available to Spain in the mid-game, and are Spain's missile cavalry. As most factions don't have missile cavalry, this gives Spain an unusual edge against many factions. Like most missile cavalry, mounted cazadores excel at hit and run tactics, but have below average melee stats for cavalry, and have poor accuracy and reloading skills compared to most infantry. 

Compared to other missile cavalry, mounted cazadores have better than average defense and morale, but poorer accuracy and reloading skill.