Quote Originally Posted by Nerouin
If your general dies during a battle and the battle is won, it is likely that the winning captain will be adopted. I haven't researched this- i.e. tested it- but I've heard that it nearly always happens.. it's a nice way to cycle out an aging family member for a younger, adopted captain, albeit a cheap one.
If it happens this way for you then you're lucky. When my general dies, victory is nonetheless credited to him, meaning no captain took over.