Quote Originally Posted by LuciusCorneliusSulla
What difficulty level is this being played at? Because my Kings bodyguard cant take out a f***ing band of skirmishers, never mind 600 enemy troops...
Medium Battle and Hard Campaign.

Strangely enough skirmishers are, bar Phalanxes, the worst enemy you can attack with cavalry in some ways. If they are moving when you charge, minimal damage will be done and your troops for some retarded reason mill around rather than standing and fighting, very frustrating.
If this happens, pull out immediately and try to catch them standing still.

Of course the best bet is a nice long range charge and retreat sequence that will destroy even heavy spearmen with enough repeats and even better the good old Makedonian 'Hammer and Anvil' - trap the enemy with a Phalanx and then hit them from behind with your cavalry (preferably family member). This will work very nicely, on the battlefield and cities.

Good luck and enjoy!

P.S. Medium Battle is the advised setting for playing EB on. I use Hard Campaign so the enemy uses mercs without getting crazy bonuses to money. They spam enough as it is.