When being outnumber it is a very good idea to leave some troop in reserve. Generally in my battle line this goes for the troops in the second line on my flanks. They simply move out of the flanks to outflank the enemy. It is always necessary to move the Principe as quick as possible to help the Hastati, they always get tired very soon.

In my campain against the Aedui, in a battle I found myself being heavily out numbered, my first line was heavily pressed, then I moved forward the Principes to fill the gaps in the maniple. I could not outflank the gauls with my infantry, they where all hard pressed, so I decided to move my Triari forward to critical points in my battle line. As the velites and Accensi where showering the gauls with missiles the Hastati where getting very tired. In quick succession all my hastati and Principes routed leaving only the Triari to halt the wave of angry gauls. I managed to stop them thanks to my general, and in an epic counterattack, seen only in epic movies I routed the gauls and butchered them to the last man. The defeat was so heavy that the Aedui accepted my peace terms. This battle give me a very good lesson, always keep the Triari in reserve, no matter how hard pressed the battle line is.


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