Dutch Expeditionary Company
Dutch Expeditionary Company is a Commerce Age choice at the Japanese Consulate in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties and Definitive Edition. It delivers six Blue Guards through the foreign-unit roster; it does not create a Dutch civilization or add a Dutch production building.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 400 Export
- Available
- Commerce Age · Japanese Consulate · Dutch Allies
- Training
- 20 sec · 6 population · 40 XP per train
- Company composition
- 6 Blue Guards
Role, availability & values
The recorded company takes 20 seconds, occupies six population and grants 40 Experience. It provides six Blue Guards as a single Consulate reinforcement. Access is governed by the Japanese Consulate roster and its diplomatic economy, so check the match’s available options and Export commitment before relying on it.
Training & availability
Japanese Consulate Banner Army; Commerce Age; select Dutch Allies; 400 Export; 20 seconds; 6 population; 6 Blue Guards in Definitive Edition.
Matchup & timing
Use the package when six Blue Guards fit the army’s immediate need and the group can be supported after arrival. Compare it with other Consulate companies at the same Age: the right choice depends on which unit class is missing and how much population remains. Consult the Blue Guard entry for unit-level combat information; this page covers the bundle’s delivery and strategic cost.
A fixed reinforcement group
Because the company arrives as six units, its value depends on whether the army can make use of that complete group. Avoid spending the Consulate choice merely because it is available: another company may answer the opponent’s composition better. Consider the 20-second timing, six-population commitment and the route the new units will take to reach the front. The Consulate is a diplomatic production source and follows its own roster rules.
Version-specific unit name
The Japanese Consulate company costs 400 Export, takes 20 seconds and occupies six population. It delivers six units after selecting Dutch Allies in the Commerce Age. In The Asian Dynasties they were called Stadhouders; the Definitive Edition renamed them Blue Guards. The company is a Japanese diplomatic option, not a Dutch civilization shipment.
Infantry reinforcement and Home City cards
The six Blue Guards provide a compact infantry addition through the Consulate. Keep them with the rest of the army rather than sending the small group alone, and compare the company with other Dutch-allied shipments if a different role is needed. Japanese Home City cards such as Bakufu and Good Faith Agreements are listed in the source as related to the Consulate army system.