French

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The French are one of the 18 nations in the original Rise of Nations. They have the Power of Leadership.

Power of Leadership[]

Start with a free Lumber Mill. Lumber Mill upgrades are researched automatically and for free as soon as they become available.
- The free Lumber Mill is not given in Nomad games, but can be built as soon as the capital is completed, without fulfilling the usual technology requirements.
All Woodcutter's Camps have 1 additional slot for Citizens.
Timber Commerce Limit +10%.
Receive a free General each time you build a new Fort/Castle/Fortress/Redoubt.
Supply Wagons heal your troops. Receive a free Supply Wagon each time you build a Siege Factory or Factory.
- Supply Wagons heal at a set rate of 1 hit point per 1.33 seconds; this rate is doubled when the nation builds/owns the Versailles wonder.
Siege Factory/Factory units (Artillery Weapons, Supply Wagons, Anti-Aircraft) are created 15% cheaper and 25% faster. They also move 20% faster.
(Undocumented/hidden) Generals recover craft twice as quickly.
- Unusually, this bonus does not apply to Patriots. It also does not apply to Spies or other units that use craft.

Unique units[]

The French unique Heavy Cavalry have +1 attack damage, +1 hit points, and +1 movement speed compared with the standard Heavy Cavalry they replace. Additionally, the Chevalier has a decreased attack cooldown (33 frames instead of 35 frames), as well as the Horse Guard Grenadier (27 frames instead of 30 frames), compared to the standard units they replace, effectively meaning that they deal more damage.

Unit	Description
Chevalier	French Unique Heavy Cavalry, Classical Age - powerful, armored, shock melee units; stronger, tougher, and faster than ordinary Heavy Cavalry.
Heavy Chevalier	French Unique Heavy Cavalry, Medieval Age - powerful, armored, shock melee units; stronger, tougher, and faster than ordinary Heavy Cavalry.
Horse Grenadier	French Unique Heavy Cavalry, Gunpowder Age - powerful, armored, shock melee units; stronger, tougher, and faster than ordinary Heavy Cavalry.
Horse Guard Grenadier	French Unique Heavy Cavalry, Enlightenment Age - powerful, armored, shock melee units; stronger, tougher, and faster than ordinary Heavy Cavalry.