Using Cavalry Efficiently

[jim pfleck]

I too have been trying to figure this out. I think their main job is to defeat the enemy cavalry and keep it away from your army. I agree with Captain Al that it is a bad idea to attack infantry that is not disordered and worn out (and hit them in the flank). In the Napoleonic games, 400 cavalry can attack a well ordered zero fatigue 800 man infantry battalion in line formation from the front and ride the infantry down. In 7 years war game, that cavalry will be shot to pieces and lose the melee...