Quote Originally Posted by Cowhead418
The battle was a success but for some reason my Mamluks, who were attacking down a hill facing UM, took some considerable losses and my flanking units were cut to pieces by the routing units (I hate when this happens). Why? How did similar valour UM cut down my elite Mamluks attacking uphill?
Well, Mamluks are armed with axes, which gives them AP, but lowers their charge, so in the first few seconds you might be suprised as Mamluks didn't achieve much advantage from charge.
Secondly, although I agree with ludens that using cav for face-to-face attack is not smart tactics, I still whink they should win an unit of UM (they have very bad defence), especially attacking downhill. BTW, don't forget that forest awfully decreases cav attack and defense.
And the last one, which formation did you put your Mamluks in?. Cavalry is most efficient in two ranks deep formation, so they can flank unit they're attacking.