Not to be confused with Life Guard, Life Guards of Foot, or Life Guards.
| Life Guards of Horse | |
|---|---|
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| Belongs to | Sweden |
| Type | Melee Cavalry |
| Weapon(s) | Sword |
| Soldiers in each unit | 45 |
| Melee Attack | 19 |
| Charge bonus | 17 |
| Defense skill | 15 |
| Morale | 12 |
| Tech requirement | None; can access formations through research |
| Produced from | Army Board |
| Special abilities |
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| Cost | 1090 SP/950 MP |
| Upkeep | 320 |
| Turns to Train | 2 |
| Unit Cap | 6 |
Life Guards of Horse are a type of melee cavalry in Empire: Total War.
Description[]
The royal guard cavalrymen are all gentlemen, hand picked to protect the person of the sovereign.
Royal guards are elite, but they are also a court regiment where appearance is as important as fighting ability. As gentlemen they are hardly expected to associate with the common sort of soldier, and this does not make them popular or respected with the rest of the army. They are also often unloved by the general populace too, as they are the last line of defence for the royal family, and this may mean that they are sometimes required to turn their swords on their countrymen to put down domestic trouble.
Historically, perhaps the oddest sounding of the various royal guard cavalry regiments were the curiously named horse grenadier guards. Common sense would seem to indicate that these men would only ever get to throw their grenades once, before their horses took off at speed towards all points of the compass! In British service the Household Cavalry regiments did not, and do not, have sergeants: they have a rank “corporal of horse”. The word “sergeant” has the same origins as “servant”, and no gentleman, even a private trooper, is ever a servant.
General Information[]
Life Guards of Horse are Swedish equivalents of Household Cavalry. They are identical to Household Cavalry in all ways save appearance.
Patch History[]
- June 22, 2009--Patch 1.3: Life Guards of Horse are added to the game, replacing Swedish Household Cavalry.