I generally find it's a numbers issue more then anything else. Most of the time if you fight them on even footing you are fine.

Yet most of the pc enemies you have probably fought till this point only bring one or half stacks to the fight.

The cheeroke and even Pueblo can and sometimes will send multiple stacks against you. Even with 500 guys and a set of cannons 4000 of anything is alot. So the old tactics of keeping two units of colonial militia and relying on armed mob dosn't quick work as well.

I generally find in large battles it comes down to whether the line holds or not. So I find in battles against them since they charge the line it's better to stall them with a formation like this


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Then say this

______ _______ ________ _______ _______ _______


In the second formation you may feel you are getting more shots off, but in long run you'll end up getting less do to natives instantly coming at you in melee.

They also bring alot of calvary to the fight, which is also different then most euro factions you fight.