I too am struggling, this is my first Total war game and i played the single player mode for about a week before i went online to play, i soon realised that i was completely out of my league even on newbie only games so i've tried the first historical battle offline, but i just get slaughtered i cannot seem to control all the units and they all end up routing and all over the place like a christmas eve in Oxford Street !!! I must admit i am a bit despondent at the moment, but will continue to battle on so to speak !! but any help and i'm all ears.....

Many Thanks

Mark