The 17th Century saw catastrophic war in Europe, a conflict so savage that its like had hitherto been unknown, especially to the civilian population. The Thirty Years War ravaged whole countries and populations, whilst the first truly national armies marched and counter marched over Europe. Warlord brings you all the main protagonists in the war - Grand divisions, Tercios, and whole wings of glittering cavalry are yours to command, led by gentlemen of honor whose names are remembered today, men who commanded and fought in the front ranks: Rupert, Fairfax, Wallenstein, Gustavus Adolphus, Montrose, and MacColla "The Devastator."