hmmm, i'm playing as sweboz, and all my FM's fight every battle in the middle of the front line, they have to prove there bravery ;) once though, i invaded Italy with two full stack, and the roman corrupted one who wasn't loyal... that same stack destroyed my first one... and they captured a city... with my stack :( since that time, I make sure that all unloyal FM fight (like all others!) on the front line... ahead of the others! If they survived, they earned the right to live... for that season at least! and if they survive... they are hell of a general! still unloyal though...