Why is withdraw disabled?

[Megas Methuselah]

It's kind of silly that you can withdraw only once, and a very short distance at that.

It's kind of silly if you're actually cowardly enough to consider withdrawing...

[Mulceber]

Kind of like when Caesar pursued Pompei to Greece, but then Pompei got reinforcements and his army grew tenfold and the pursuer became the pursued. They retreated for a while until there came a point where they had no option left except to fight.

Actually, IIRC, this wasn't so much because Caesar couldn't run as because he decided not to. While he knew Pompey outnumbered him, he'd also managed to get Pompey away from the sea and his navy, which meant that Pompey's greatest strength was now useless. Not only that, but Caesar had just resupplied his troops in the Thessaly region, so from his perspective, that was as good a time as any to fight. -M

[Dayve]

Or perhaps he decided it was best to fight now with a 10-1 disadvantage than wait another 6 months and fight a 20-1 disadvantage.

Pompei was snowballing fast.

[Mulceber]

I think it was a 2-1 disadvantage at Pharsallus, but you're probably right - the longer Caesar waited, the more likely more Pompeiian troops would show up. -M

[Megalos Danielos Psychopatos]

Other question about withdraw: why comp can withdraw and dont suffer any losess, but when I withdraw I always suffer heavy casualties; this fact prevent possibilty of using skirmisher armies-ambush, attack with javelins and ( using their speed) withdraw; at this moment If U will do this , U will suffer heavy casualties or Ur army will be destroyed if in enemy territory. Second case is withdraw on campaign map; cavalry armies or skirmisher armies should be faster-be able to withdraw further. And why always withdrawin army on enemy territory is destroyed?

[Ca Putt]

they are only destroyed when they are deep in enemy territory- you don'T border the region youre fighting in(or have a ship within grasp).
in this case they simply don't know where to run and give up :(

[desert]

Looks like you haven't learned your EB lessons, eh Meth?

"And by prudent flight and cunning save a life, which valor could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain; but who can get another life again?"

--Someone wiser than Methuselah