Playing as the British in Empire: Total War (Page 3 of 3)

As the money begins to pour in from India and the trade routes you have established, you can begin to build an army to attack the Cherokees. Do not underestimate them: the individual troops may not be great but they have big numbers and while your initial progress might seem easy they usually hit back quite hard. In the majority of games I have played they take Florida and since it has a fort I used it as the base of operations on the American mainland. The fort also makes it possible to defend when they strike back with a full stack or two. Try not to delay too long because they will keep sending armies down at you. March on Georgia and Cherokee Territory to get the Thirteen Colonies as quickly as possible.

Take the French colonies starting with New France. It should be relatively easy especially if you have veteran troops from the Cherokee campaign. Once you have secured New France the Thirteen Colonies will join the Empire so be ready to defend them because they will be turned over completely empty.

It is worth taking the south of India now as well and you might consider expanding north into Afghanistan. Attacking the Marathas in the south won’t be as easy as it was against the Mughals so prepare properly. You should have some good troops left over from the Mughal campaign and you can amass them on the border and unleash a sneaky lightning attack.

You also need to take Gibraltar in order to win and so war with the Spanish is increasingly inevitable. You may find that wiping out the Cherokees brought you close to their holdings in South America. I’d take these first because it will significantly eat into their wealth. With the Americas and India consolidated you can cast your eyes towards continental Europe. The chances are that various regions have changed hands so send some rakes over to survey the scene. Plan your invasion with care and if you have plenty of turns left then bring some top quality troops back from the Eastern and Western theatres. With your armies amassed you should start blockading ports in France and Spain and then land an army to take Gibraltar. With India and the Americas under control and mastery over the trade routes you will be completely unstoppable and ridiculously rich.

Rule Britannia!