Quote Originally Posted by x-dANGEr
That can't happen Barbarosa. Simply, if the battle was finished with the unit having less than 8 men, it will be gone, and won't show on the strategic/campaign map.
Erm, it did happen. I didn't imagine it . I have actually seen units with less than 8 men as a result of battles several times - in fact just this morning I fought a battle where a unit of Macedonian Light Lancers started the battle with 5 men and finished with 1 (after the battle the remaining 1 was merged with another unit, although that couldn't happen to the Scutarii I mentioned becuase it was the only unit of its type I had).
What I have never, ever seen before is such small units inexplicably gaining men.