Flanking question

[Doug-Thompson]

OK. We've had our fun, but the serious answer to mgdpublic's question is: Lay an ambush. This is not easily done.

What we'd all like to do is have infantry in a column, run out o the side, make a "left face" or "right face" turn, and charge.

No, there is no easy way to do that. The easiest would be to do the old "drag and drop," but that's not really practical on a confused battlefield. You're trying to drag the cursor over units.

The best way to do it, really, is to find a weak unit or gap in the enemy line and bust through. Then break off the pursuit and charge something else in the flank or from behind.