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Military tactics of Napoleonic period Napoleon developed and put into practice the first concept of blitzkrieg. Bonaparte was the only person who knew how to make the best of it back at that time. His style of conducting operations became a real shock for many European commanders. If the armies could previously play cat and […]
Infantry musket At the beginning of the eighteenth century, a famous French fortifier engineer, Vauban innovated what would seem insignificant – improved musket flintlock that was simple and reliable. From that moment on a flintlock musket with a socket bayonet (also invented by Vauban) became a basic and, in fact, the only authorized infantry weapon. […]
French Cavalry Probably, none of the contemporary commanders appreciated cavalry as much as the emperor of France did. Being well aware of its combat potential Napoleon frequently used light cavalry to conceal movements of the main army and to scout for enemy locations and maneuvers. He also strongly believed in massive cavalry attacks on a […]
Musketeers Russian infantryman was a steadfast and courageous soldier. At the same time, he was illiterate and badly equipped. A distinctive feature of the Russian infantry was inferior armament and poor supply. Officer staff mostly consisted of the foreigners. Armed with a musket, bayonet and broadsword musketeers formed the backbone of the Russian infantry. They […]
The countrys capital is Vienna. Located in the central Europe, by 1799 Austria was bounded on the north and west by Prussia and the territories of German kingdoms, princedoms and duchies; on the east by the Russian empire; on the east and south-east by Ottoman Empire; on the south by Parma and Ragusa. Besides the […]
You can play for one of six nations in the “Battle for Europe” mode. The game begins on the global map. Here you can see all the territories subordinated to you or to your enemies, their defense level, the presence of opponent’s commanders in these or other sectors as well as information on relationships with […]
Paid DLCs Early Bird Pack For early buyers Release date: 20.09.2016 More info >> Days of Brilliance DLC Part of Season Pass Release date: 13.12.2016 More info >> Rise to Glory DLC Part of Season Pass Release date: 16.02.2017 More info >> Guardians of the Highlands DLC Not part of Season Pass; you can […]
What is so special about European Wars: Cossacks? Endless fun by a range of long campaigns and extra scenarios. A true 3D-modelled landscape, that´s seriously affecting tactics and strategies. No less than 16 nations with their unique architectural styles, technologies and units. Not to forget titanic battles with up to 8000 units on one map. […]
General Questions What is Cossacks: Back to War? A real-time strategist’s dream come true! Back to War is the second add-on to Cossacks: European Wars. Following the huge success of the first add-on, Cossacks: The Art of War, we are serving up endless RTS action with Cossacks: Back To War. What’s in it? More […]