Quote Originally Posted by eadeater
I was just wondering what formations people use when they attack or defend. Personally, I will almost always set up my infantry in the middle, alternating spears and non-spears. Archers or whatever else ranged in front of them (loose formation if there are any ranged units in the enemy army) and cavalry flanking all these jolly fellows. I would quiet like to know if anybody has any other ideas, and also if anyone ever uses those army formations you can use when setting your troops up for battle.
It's hard to call a paticular setup the correct one, or not, as there is no 100% answer. All I would say, is to pick a well balanced army and pray for the best(depending on what your opponent has). I usally play as the English, & what works well for me is......

5 Infantry [sword]
6 Cavalry [Incl. General - 4 good units of cav, Templers or Chiv. plus one unit of cav for skirmish, to protect your archers if needs be]
5 Archery [2 Pavs of some kind & 3 Longbows]