I don't like Spanish but everyone says they are good. Russia is the only civ that outright rapes jan rushers, and Ottomans are good at laming abus or picking on noobs with janny rushes.
Like I said, France is a very solid civ. Dutch and Ports can be good in the right hands, but they take experience. Germans are definitely the worst 1v1 civ. Their early game military is awwwful.
British can also be a good all around civ. Lbows are great colonial defenders, but Brits kind of have a weak fortress. They have no heavy cav or game changing fortress units (e.g. Lancers, Curries, Spahis, Opirchinks, Ruyters, Germans have skirms, Ports get cassas and organ guns)
Just a bunch of musks and hussars lol
GodofSquishy: Did somebody say LANCERS?! O.o
GodofSquishy: Opris suck at veteren level for siege