Where did my Legion Go? Is this supposed to happen?

[ericostermann]

I am unsure of this being game play or a glitch, but I lost a legion. It was one of my 3 losses on the battlefield that might have caused this sudden vanishing act. 3000 Gauls beat my 1200 Romans. Every Unit broke and routed and when the battle was over I was told by the screen I had 200 men left and the Gauls 800. Then after clicking to close out the results I moved a few spies and such and then noticed I had no Army. I shrugged it off as thinking since they all broke and routed the buggers had run off into the countryside and maybe rejoined a nearby city as population. Anyone have this happen? I have won battles with smaller amounts of survivors and also seen the enemy have a reduced army after a battle I won. I checked the nearby cities, but no soldiers retreated to the garrisons there. Yes my General died, so maybe that was part of it. I was more curious than anything.

[BalkanTourist]

You are right, I think it has to do with your general dying. Also, if your army had no moving points after the battle, they couldn't retreat eventhough they routed, so they were all killed. That is my theory. Although, I'll tell you a little story.
In my current Julii campaign, I got invaded in Africa in Thapsus and Carthage by the Egyptians. We've been fighting a horrible war with wins back and forth and devastating the land. I decided to send an army from my homeland deep in their back in Alexandria hoping to open a second front (A D-day of some sort). I did take Alexandria but I've been strugling to keep control of it. Every turn I have to deal with sieges, invading armies that never seem to stop coming and citizen rioting ( I did release 600 Italian peasants that I had brought along with my army from Italy to become colonizers). And then the Plague came and killed many. The same turn I bribed a young and promising Egyptian general (to lead the army to Memphis, while the Roman general stays in Alexandria to prevent revolts), my general in Alexandria dies from the Plague (he was an excelent manager). And as my new general tried to make his way to the city, he got attacked by 500 strong with no moving points left. I was terified. With his death the second front was over and that was a lot of money to fund. I could not retreat. I had 12 men vs 500 - no chance. So I cheated and ran from one corner to the next and ran the clock down. At the end I had a close victory and made it safely to Alexandria ~:)

[Oaty]

Where did my Legion Go? Is this supposed to happen?

I hear Augustus caesar speaking........

Ericostermann give me back my legions

[RZST]

I hear Augustus caesar speaking........

Ericostermann give me back my legions

lmfao, dude exactly what i was about to type =P

[TheDuck]

I hear Augustus caesar speaking........

Ericostermann give me back my legions

Varus, give me back my legions!

(couldn't resist).

On the subject mentioned...

I've noticed that sometimes when I beat an AI army the opposing army disappears on the campaign map, and sometimes the remnants are shown retreating after I beat them. I haven't been able to figure the exact reason why one happens vs. the other, but I've had the same experience of seeing my guys retreat and having them appear on the campaign map after the battle, and other times having them disappear.

Anyone else notice this pattern and know the answer?

[Heinrich VI]

ive read something about retreating/getting routed - either here or at the .com

im not 100% sure about this so pls correct me if im wrong:

if your army cant reach a) friendly territory b) a friendly ship or c) a friendly fort within 3 rounds worth of movement the whole army is lost.

and units that drop below a set number of men (5 iirc) are automaticly disbanded after the battle.

i dont know if your army has to have some momvements points left to begin retreating.

[Bob the Insane]

and units that drop below a set number of men (5 iirc) are automaticly disbanded after the battle.

I think it is less than six and apparantly does not apply to generals or cavalry units...

I really don't get the "3 turns of movement" logic!!!? I mean how can that make any sense???

You think it is annoying when you lose the remaining 200 men... Try withdrawing a 1000 men in units that have taken only a couple of casualties casualties (plus a general) from a siege you attack, lose you seige equipment so withdraw your troops in good order and lose the whole stack!!!!!!!!

And that was on Sicicly so I don't know where that "3 turns of movement" even came into play....