Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. The fifth instalment in the Total War series, the game was released in
British cover art. Regional variations show respective nations' colours and uniforms.
Land-based combat features a greater focus on gunpowder weaponry than in previous games.
Real-time naval battles are a major new addition to the Total War series. One designer spent a year working on the water's physics system.
The Battle of Lagos took place between a British fleet commanded by Edward Boscawen and a French fleet under Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran over two days in 1759 during the Seven Years' War. They fou
Empire: Total War
…battles: the Battle of Fontenoy, Battle of Rossbach, Battle of Pondicherry (called Battle of Porto Novo in game), Battle of Brandywine Creek and Battle of Lagos. Empire: Total War was met with universal acclaim; several critics commended it as one of the foremost strategy titles of recent times. Praise was…
The battle off Lagos, August 18, 1759 Richard Paton, 1760
The Battle of Lagos by Thomas Luny
The British flagship, HMS Namur
The French ship of the line Redoutable