Quote Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
Yeah, I've done that but it feels a little cheap. Especially after an epic defensive battle with massive losses. Kill the enemy cav and you can win and recoup many of your losses by just keeping your general on the run.

Shogun had a mechanism whereby units being pursued in such a fashion ultimately routed. I don't know why CA removed it for RTW (not sure if it was in MTW).

Yeah, I don't like winning battles by running out the clock, which is why I disable the battle time limits. And yes, Medieval also has it where a unit that keeps running from a pursuing unit will eventually route off the field.