I read the German review and it mentioned that the AI doesn't use dragoons but it doesn't matter because line infantry is better.
In the demo, the unit of dragoons you have actually has slightly better stats than the units of hussars (I'm pretty sure, though it's minor like +1 hand to hand). I once used them dismounted but they got shot up (I didn't use them well, que sera sera). I only once used them as cav, and they did well, though they were facing breaking units anyway.
Now, the interesting attribute - "special ability" or whatever - is the thing about the campaign map, where it's difficult to locate them. If someone could CP the text of that, I'd be grateful, but it sounds very interesting.
Anyway, does anyone have any idea what dragoons use is in a mixed army (one with infantry, cav, and arty)? I can see the use in an all-dragoon army, moving quickly and stealthily on the campaign map and setting up ambushes. But they are too small to fight off line infantry (and may even have shorter range) and they're more expensive than cavalry.
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