@nicolaswille

So, am I right in assuming from this explanation that if I save a game after completing my turn for the English faction, I can pass that saved game file to a player playing the French and he can then load it and complete his French turn?

I had always assummed that if I sent someone else my saved game and they loaded it then the game would automatically assume that they were playing the same faction I was.

Also can you explain how battles are handled as it seems to me that if I pass my English file to the French Player and he attacks one of my armies then I'm not going to get to control my own forces.