Quote Originally Posted by mcantu View Post
no. if you right-click only for the attack, they will continue using lances for melee. alt-right click and they will charge with the lance/spear then switch to swords (or whatever the secondary weapon is) for melee...
Unless they're too close to the enemy.

But, in general, alt+right click is good for ordering the charge (from a distance), or at least for switching to secondary weapons once charge is over and melee has started.