Cavalry Squadrons??

[MikeyV2]

Hi Guys,


Since I am fairly new to the BP/CS genre of gaming, I have a question pertaining to the Nappy Series. What is the benefit of converting a larger cavalry into Squadrons? I mean, I know you get more units doing this, but each squadron is now smaller than its parent unit. How does one benefit from this if the infantry units are so much larger than the Cavalry squadrons? As an amateur, it seems to me, that it would behoove a player to keep the Cavalry units as large as possible, so as to be able to charge an infanty unit with the most positive results. Also, does the cavalry unit get a bonus for charging? For example, does it make sense for a cavalry group of say 400 men to charge a 600 man infantry group when in 'Charging' mode

Regards


Mike