Field Hospital

Renaissance warfare produced wounds that medieval prayer could not address: cannonball shattered bones, pike thrusts perforated abdomens, and arquebus balls drove filth deep into flesh. Barber-surgeons like Ambroise Paré abandoned cauterization with boiling oil when he ran out mid-campaign and found that gentler salves worked better — a turning point in surgical history. Field hospitals followed armies on campaign, setting up in churches, farmhouses, and tents within range of cannon fire. The Field Hospital is a deployable structure that can be placed near the front line rather than at your city center. It sharply increases unit healing speed during and after combat, reduces the recovery time of wounded elite units, and prevents morale penalties from high casualties. Aggressive commanders who keep their field hospital close to the action preserve fighting strength that cautious enemies will never match.