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Please remember, these are my opinions based on my historical study tempered with in-game experience. I'll be the first to admit I still haven't conquered the game yet, I keep starting over and replaying the first 100 or so turns as different nations because it's so much fun.

The following information is for European style armies.

The Early Days
When you first start out, you typically have few options available. Your cities are garrisoned by militia, pikemen and there are usually a couple units of line infantry, a general or two, one or two units of cavalry and a demi-cannon or two.

Wether you choose to begin warring with your neighbors or building your economy, you must think about the type of army that you want to field.

Do you want something based on masses of cheap conscripts?

Do you want an army of professional infantry who can form a large defensive position, and damn the cavalry?

Do you want a horde of mounted men, waving sabers and pistols?

Or an army mainly of artillery, with a few other units to protect them?

Or will you choose a balanced force?

There are pros and cons to each archtype.

With the conscript army of militia and natives, you do not need to worry much when you throw them away in battle, they're cheap and replacable and there is something to be said for massed guns. However, this army will likely break when confronted with a real battle and you can sometimes watch what might have been a victory dissolve before your very eyes as panic spreads throughout your lines and companies rout.

With the army of line infantry, you have the same sort of advantages as the militia of massed firepower, but with better morale and overall fighting value. However, to lose twenty companies of line infantry can be a major blow and it can take years to recover from their loss.

Then you have the cavalry force. Powerful due to its mobility on the battlefield. The speed to dart around flanks and attack the rear. However, you will have to fight eventually, and cavalry can find themselves enveloped and chewed up by masses of infantry. Cavalry also lack in numbers and so taking fire of any kind can be disaster.

A mostly artillery army is an all-or-nothing gamble most of the time. Firing explosive shell at longer ranges and then a mass of canister at close range, they can inflict serious damage and rout units. However, once the enemy has closed in.. the game is up. Not having enough infantry to fight off a serious attack will lead to your artillery crews being shot to pieces.

The Balanced Army

In my opinion, the best hope of a decisive victory is through a combined arms effort that makes use of the advantages of all of these units in synergy.

Typically, you want to begin building your army with infantry. Think to yourself of the sort of battles you want to fight, how wide your front will be, how deep you want your soldiers to stand in rank. What kind of flank protection do you want? What level of artillery do you need?

Determine how much infantry you will need and then fill in the army with other forces which will be helpful.

Think of it like this. If you want to use your cavalry to defend your flank you are taking the risk that your cavalry can be overun by multiple units. Cavalry are fast and can travel further than infantry, but infantry can protect a much wider front. This also frees up your cavalry to move into the field and do some flanking of their own.

A sly general might position skirmishers of some kind to protect their flanks. Rangers for example. They can hide in many terrain types, and their sudden attack can disorient even the most determined flanking force.

Once you have determined how many forces you want to form your front, think about how many units of infantry you want as a reserve force.

One of the most overlooked aspects of this era of warfare is the need for reserves. One or two formations of infantry in reserve can change the tide of battle entirely. If one of your flanks or your center begins to crumble, you can readily move a reserve force positioned somewhere near by, (Typically reserves would be near the artillery camp to begin with) without weakening another part of your line by trying to divert troops from another wing of your position.



Another example, with a smaller army:


Artillery is a touchy subject. Many people love it, some people hate it. I feel it has its uses, but people can often try to overuse it. I feel that explosive shell should be used at long range to focus upon enemy formations you feel are particularly threatening. Grenadiers, elite infantry, cavalry. Dropping a few shots among these types of forces can save many of your men in the long run.

Another tasty target for artillery is when the enemy is marching in columns. Sometimes an opponent will move his forces together in a large group. It is here that solid shot can excell. Skipping cannonballs through the enemy ranks, (Remember, solid shot bounces on many terrains) can kill dozens.

One of the hardest to use aspects of artillery is the canister shot. Unless you are a heartless leader leading conscripts and militia, it is unlikely you want to fire your canister directly into your own lines to hit the enemy. The short range and lack of much of a ballistic arc on canister doesn't allow it to be used very effectively much of the time. Surely artillery can be forward of the line, but this usually means death for the crews.

One of the few effective ways of using it, is to position your infantry lines in a shallow V-formation along your main line with your artillery at the bottom. The V-formation is an effective tactic because it can draw an enemy into a killing pocket, of infantry on each side. Many enemies will rush towards the cannons, only to be hit by a triple dose of lead from the left, right and center.

(Example:
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The wings of the V, are of course infantry. You can experiment with how shallow you would like to make it. Typically you want your infantry fields of fire to overlap with each other but not quite reach friendlies.

This is a tactic which may or may not work for you, and generally it is for those folks who want to get the most out of artillery.

This concludes the first installment. I hope this helps someone, and if it gets positive responses I may do another one, perhaps explaining a little more advanced tactics.

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