For a newbie I'd recommend World in Conflict. It's pretty basic for a strategy game and it's a lot of fun. Company of Heroes isn't what I'd recommend for an RTS newb. As for the multiplayer, when I played it pre-expansion I found it difficult to get a good game going. I haven't played it recently so I'm not too sure.
Command and Conquer series is perfect for newbies.
Dawn of War is pretty easy. Company of Heroes, however - that's punishing.
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Not really. Company of Heroes was my second RTS game (first was Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars) and I had no problem getting used to it. I would say it didn't take me more than 5 minutes to figure everything out. I personally haven't played Dawn of War, so I can't comment, but I will say Company of Heroes is great. Finished the campaign and loved it, and I also heard the multiplayer is really good (haven't really played it myself). I played the demo for World in Conflict and I love it. Multiplayer is fun too and I love the skirmish mode with bots.
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