Quote Originally Posted by Bob the Insane View Post
Some while walking the infantry up and massed my cavalry (2 Provincial and 3 Generals) and charged the AI's general. Well I didn;t see all the native units hiding around the general location until I was on top of them. I was lucky not to loose a General, there body guards where decimated and I lost a whole Provincial cavalry unit. As the I charge my remaining cavalry behind my rapiding reforming infantry line the mass of Native troops charged into melee with my infantry line.
Why were you charging your cavalry before engaging the enemy with your infantry? Where were your skirmishers, with their tactical recon of the enemy's position?

You deserved to have your head handed to you!