what was the 3/stragery of the french
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The French military is very well rounded. They can upgrade their Skirmisher to the Royal Guard level, giving them very powerful anti-infantry abilities in the late game. In addition to this, the French have the third most powerful cavalry, the mighty Cuirassier, which can also be upgraded to Royal Guard status.
The Cuirassier is a very powerful cavalry, being able to defeat almost any unit in the game and also have an area effect damage, which makes them good against compact groups of units. Heavy infantry like the Pikemen or Halberdier can threaten the Cuirassier, but as the French can upgrade Skirmishers to Royal Guard, they also have a very powerful anti-infantry unit. The combination of Cuirassiers and Skirmishers is a very powerful combo that can be difficult to counter. With its economy being one of the best in the game, it can easily sustain the deadly combo of Cuirassiers and Voltigeurs (Skirmishers), making France one of the best civilizations in the late game.
The French also can make stronger alliances with the natives as they have many unique shipments for it. As their relationship with the natives suggest, their "Wilderness Warfare" card improves the damage of native infantry, Coureurs and Skirmishers.
Other advantages include being able to send two forts (three with Warchiefs expansion), which greatly increases the ability to enclose opponents or defend the colony (although Mortars and Monitors can easily destroy them if in range). The Fur Trade Card is very useful in Treaty games. The French also have a team card to enable production of Skirmishers in the Colonial Age, allowing them, Spanish, German players to train them like the Dutch can. Portuguese players are able to train Cassadors, their version of the Skirmisher during the Colonial Age with this team card. For British and Russian players, it simply decreases the train time for Longbowmen and Strelets