Highland Foot (NTW unit)
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| Category: | Infantry | |||
| Class: | Line Infantry | |||
| Men: | 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 | |||
| Range: | 80 | |||
| Accuracy: | 50 | |||
| Reloading skill: | 55 | |||
| Ammunition: | 10 | |||
| Melee attack: | 9 | |||
| Charge bonus: | 17 | |||
| Defence: | 8 | |||
| Morale: | 7 | |||
| Unit limit: | 10 | |||
| Turns to train: | 2 | |||
| Recruitment cost: | 650 | |||
| Upkeep cost: | 210 | |||
These “bonny, brae Scots” form the line of battle, using volley fire to break the enemy before delivering a bayonet charge.
Raised from among the fierce people of the Scottish Highlands, these men are the embodiment of the savagery of their clan forebears and the savage discipline of British marching regiments. They fight well, whether giving fire to an enemy, or the bayonet, and Scottish pride gives them a bloody-minded streak that means they rarely break and run. Like other line regiments, they must adopt square formation when attacked by cavalry.
The Highland regiments that fought in the Napoleonic Wars were based on the independent companies that were raised to keep order after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The suppression of the rebellion was a brutal business, and the highlanders who joined were brutal, hard men. In regular service, they became solid, dependable and brave: men who could be relied on to fight on, no matter what was happening around them. The 42nd “Black Watch”, for example, held off repeated French assaults at the Battle of Corunna in 1809, giving the British army time to escape from the port.
Abilities
- Can guard
- Can hide in woodland
- Grappling hooks
- Resistant to morale shocks
Technological abilities
- Chevaux de frise
- Earthworks
- Fire and advance
- Socket bayonet
- Square formation
Available for:
Grand Campaign
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Unit is available when controlling the region of Scotland.
Peninsular Campaign
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