I have read the posts here, and I hear what you're saying.

But I still think the cavalry in R2TW stinks, and have to be somehow bugged.

I play Spain on VH/VH, and have still never managed to get a successfull heavy cav charge with lances down. I try to single click from a good distance, like it has been said in this thread. But it always ends up with my cavalry walking calmly over to their enemy engaging them with theire swords. So I usually get frustrated and end up double clicking, which works a little better. Then my cavalry at least runs up to the enemy and pushes them out of formation. But the casuality-effect is still not good. The reason is probably that they don't use their lances.

I think the cavalry is generally too weak. For example, I engaged a unit of Feudal Knights with two chevrons and lead by a 5-star general, head-up against a unit of rebel peasants. I off course killed them all, but ended up loosing 15/40 knights.

Actually I think Spain looses must of their advantages with early good cavalry when they perform so bad. Frustrating..

#1 Is there something I can do with this?
#2 What's up with this patch we have been promised??