Quote Originally Posted by BozosLiveHere
Don't expect to earn command stars when all of your battles have 2:1 favourable odds.
Here, here. If you want your generals to get stars, stick them into against-the-odds battles. It's great fun, and it REALLY challenges your skill. Any human should be able to win an even-odds or better battle without a great deal of trouble. My most memorable battles were when I threw a small army at an advancing force simply hoping to buy time, and yet was able to pull off a victory through the use of superior tactics.

This stuff is a learned skill, btw. If you normally don't take risks, start small with non-general led units against rebel forces. Look at the makeup of the enemy army and think of a unit mix which can counter it, especially when smaller in size. Then try it out and see what happens. Learn from your mistakes and eventually you can put some young generals into VERY stressful battles and they'll come out as Heroic Victors again and again. Then you'll see some stars (and a whole lot more!)