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Nanib and Pravar

Nanib and Pravar, the 2 main protagonist in the Indian campaign

The Indian campaign is about the Indian Rebellion and deals with a situation very similar to Chayton Black's situation in The WarChiefs campaign: Shadow. The protagonist is Lieutenant Nanib Sahir, a member of the Sepoy regiments who served the British East India Company, who slowly becomes disillusioned by its cruel abuse to Indian Citizens.

The campaign contains 7 cinematics and 5 scenarios.

This campaign is based on the real life of Nana Sahib in the times of 'Sepoy Rebellion' or 'First War for Independence' occurred in India. The character is also inspired by Mangal Pandey.

Synopsis[]

The campaign consists of 5 scenarios.

  1. Into the Punjab
  2. Fires of Calcutta
  3. Resist!
  4. Raid in Delhi
  5. Company Confrontation

Fighting for the British[]

Campaign action

Nanib discussing the reason of the attacks with Colonel Edwardson

The campaign begins with Nanib and his superior, Colonel George Edwardson regaining British control of the saltpeter trade in the Punjab. Nanib and Edwardson then march south to Calcutta and defeat the roving bands of Arsonists there. At the close of the battle, Nanib convinces a group of Arsonists to lay down their weapons and leave, but Edwardson ambushes and massacres them, leaving Nanib visibly shaken.

Change of heart[]

The conflict of Nanib's loyalty comes to a head when he and his men are ordered by the Colonel Edwardson to use new rifles despite the cartridges' greasing with pork fat, which is a taboo to Nanib and the Sepoys' Muslim beliefs. Nanib uses one of the rifles to fire a near miss at Edwardson before making a quick escape. Nanib and fellow sepoy Pravar Patel then lead their regiment of sepoy in an attack on the local Company fort by assaulting weapon caches to cause fires and explosions under its foundations.

After their victory, Nanib and Pravar quickly rally the local resistant villagers and sepoy and raise enormous forces. When Nanib denies leadership of the revolt, he and Pravar decide to rescue Bahadur Shah, who has recently declared himself supreme rule of India, from British captivity. They sneak into Delhi in the dead of night and destroy weapon caches to cause elephant stampedes which destroy gates. They then rally Delhi's residents and sepoy and battle through the city, freeing the Shah and escaping into the night.

Killing Edwardson[]

A few days later, Nanib leads his forces in an assault on a Company fort commanded by Colonel Edwardson. Nanib destroys or captures the sites and plantations supplying Edwardson's forces inside the fort and fends off three counterattacks. Then, he assaults the fort and captures the outer defenses including the fixed guns, killing Edwardson in the process before finally destroying the fort's command post. When the heat of battle fades, Nanib approaches a dying Edwardson, who threatens and curses the Indians, saying that the Company is a much larger and more powerful force than all of India. Nanib replies by explaining that no military force can kill the Indians' passion for their country. After Edwardson breathes his last breath, Nanib and Pravar leave to begin a long and costly war against the Company, and three rebel Sepoy are seen lowering the Company's flag from the nearby flag post.

Gallery[]

Campaigns in Age of Empires III
3Icon48px Age of Empires III
TutorialMaster the Basics ยท Try a Game
Act I: BloodBreakout ยท Into the Caves ยท Pirates! ยท The Ottoman Fort ยท Temples of the Aztec ยท A Pirate's Help ยท Spanish Treasure Fleet ยท The Fountain of Youth?
Act II: IceDefend the Colony ยท Strange Alliances ยท The Rescue ยท The Seven Years' War ยท The Great Lakes ยท Respect ยท Warwick's Stronghold ยท Bring Down the Mountain
Act III: SteelRace for the Rails ยท Hold the Fort ยท The Boneguard's Lair ยท The Lost Spanish Gold ยท Bolivar's Revolt ยท Journey Through the Andes ยท Last City of the Inca ยท Last Stand of the Boneguard
3WCIcon48px The WarChiefs
Act I: FireWar Dance (War Ceremonyยท The Rescue ยท Breed's Hill ยท Crossing the Delaware ยท Saratoga ยท Valley Forge ยท The Battle of Morristown ยท The Battle of Yorktown
Act II: ShadowThe Bozeman Trail ยท Red Cloud's War (A Reckoningยท Claims ยท Ambushed! (Urgent Newsยท Turning Point (To Stop a Warยท Trust ยท Battle of the Little Bighorn (Battle of the Greasy Grass)
3ADIcon48px The Asian Dynasties
Act I: JapanThe Siege of Osaka ยท Uprising! ยท Clearing the Road ยท Last Stand at Fushimi ยท The Battle of Sekigahara
Act II: ChinaTo Finish a Fleet ยท Storming the Beaches ยท Lost Ships ยท A Rescue in the Wilderness ยท No Empire Lasts Forever
Act III: IndiaInto the Punjab ยท Fires of Calcutta ยท Resist! ยท Raid in Delhi ยท Company Confrontation
Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition
Historical BattlesAlgiers ยท Christopher da Gama's Expedition ยท Chuvash Cape ยท Raid on the Caribbean ยท Fort Duquesne ยท Battle of New Orleans ยท The Burning of USS Philadelphia ยท Grito de Dolores ยท Battle of Queenston Heights
The Art of WarEarly Economy ยท Treasures ยท Home City Shipments ยท Booming ยท Build Orders ยท Early Defense ยท Early Offense ยท Land Battle ยท Naval Battle ยท Artillery
Event scenariosBombard Brawl
Age3DE Icon The African Royals
Historical BattlesThe Battle of the Three Kings ยท Fall of the Hausa ยท The Era of the Princes
Names in brackets are the scenario's name in the Definitive Edition.
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