Provincial Fencibles

‘There are three kinds of soldier, Sharpe [...] There are the damned useless ones, and God knows there's an endless supply of those. Then there are the good solid lads who get the job done, but would piss in their breeches if you didn't show them how their buttons worked...’
—Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe's Prey
==In game==
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Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.	
Light infantry levies, useful as cannon fodder and defence.
*Strong versus heavy melee infantry
*Weak versus medium & heavy cavalry.
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed 	 	
* [3]
*  	11.3s 	135 	9 	17 	2.9s 	23 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	 	
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	 	
: 50;: 40 	: 1;: 1 	1 	 	2 	1–9 	Doesn't need to train 	 	
===Overall strategy===
A cheap but weak unit that can be levied from any Settlement, the Provincial Fencibles form a vital unit for the British, being cheaper but vastly inferior compared to the more highly professional Red Coats or Highlanders, and are only good for use as cheap cannon fodder. Even so, if they were accompanied by a General, you could make good use of them on the field in a defensive capability especially if you can entrench them on rocky ground.
Use this unit to round out your numbers, but do not let cavalry come too close to them, for they like the more professional Musketeers have a minimum range and suffer greatly if attacked by light melee units.
===Unit summary===
*Provincial Fencibles are best used in defensive operations or to swell your army's numbers.
*Keep light melee infantry and cavalry as far away from them as possible.
*Escort Provincial Fencibles with a General for better results.
===History===
Fencibles were militia units raised throughout Britain and its Imperial possessions throughout the late 18th century and beyond, with the last deployment of Fencibles in New Zealand during the many wars involving the Maori tribes.
===References===
*New Zealand Fencible Society Inc
*Niagara 1812 Legacy Council, Black Stump Brigade
===Developer notes===
Prior to the Ultima Ratio upgrade, this unit could be upgraded to the Blackstump Brigade, and did not have an attack penalty versus medium or heavy cavalry.
Category:Levy
Category:Light infantry
Category:Ranged units
Category:Rise of the Moderns
Category:Ultima Ratio units
Category:Unique units