Wodan
Deity
The biggest benefit of Redcoats IMO is their timing. Your cottage-spamming all game has resulted in a sea of Towns. All your cities have markets, banks, harbors, and more. You have Free Market, Univ Suffrage, etc. You have the economic infrastructure to support a serious bid for world domination.
And what, but you get a unit with better stats and bonuses vs the inherited armies of your enemies....
Wodan
And what, but you get a unit with better stats and bonuses vs the inherited armies of your enemies....
Wodan