King Henry, what a pleasure it is to see you here! It's not often I see you outside of the Frontroom -- welcome!

In regards to your query, I can assure you that you're not alone. I myself have never been more than an average field commander (and I'm sometimes downright lousy at attacking). I've rarely gotten those lopsided victories where the enemy loses 2000 men and I lose than 100; I'm usually happy if I've simply managed a [losses inflicted/losses incurred] ratio of 1:1.

I know I should probably be better than I am, given that I've been playing the game for 5 1/2 years now, but I've never really improved that much, for whatever reason. I suspect part of it is that I deliberately don't try overly hard, as I don't wish to be able to defeat the AI on a regular basis -- after all, where's the fun in that? That being said, however, I will also admit that I've probably always been just a bit slow on the tactical side of things -- Sun Tzu & Clausewitz I ain't.