Native American factions overpowered?

[NimitsTexan]

My English army consisting of homeland Line Infantry, some heavy cav and 12-lber artillery units has been completely obliterated by several native armies on Hard (even if they killed around three quesrters of the enemy and died to the last man, and I haven't got a lot of tech advances), so yes, I think they're overpowered (I'll lower the setting to Medium and try again later). What's with them having musket line infantry that is actually somewhat effective? Sheesh. They also seem more than capable of destroying the Thirteen Colonies.

Although I agree that this is at least some challenge... would be boring if they were another pushover.

Problem is, you SHOULD face this sort of challenge when fighting the European armies. If you go into an Indian war the way most Europeans did historically (mabye 1-2 Infantry units and 1-2 Cavalry/artillery) then yes, you should stand a decent chance of gettin wiped out. But if you can find the men and resources to put 2-3 stacks into Indian territory, the American Indians should struggle based on weight of numbers alone. On the other hand, going to war with Spain, Austria, France, etc. should require 2-3 stacks, minium. Assuming the stacks represent somthing in the order of a small corps or large division, most of the European powers should be able to field 3-5 on a more or less permanent basis, but one full stack should, at the most, represent the upper limit of American Indian manpower.