Wish List (3) - Casualties

[Eckerslyke]

I've never been involved in a battle.  Other than the odd time outside the Stonemason's Arms when United were playing at home.

But I'm a bit puzzled about the way casualties are dealt with in our scenarios.

Example - a square forms in clear terrain.  Maybe 700-800 men.  They get shot up by artillery,  but they hold their ground.  (Could have used them outside the Stonemason's Arms last Saturday night!)

They are eliminated, eventually.  All 700 - 800 of them, lying there dead, or pretty close to it.

But the terrain is still clear, perfect for the next cavalry charge to cross that hex with nary a slip nor slither by any horse.

How realistic is this?

[BigDuke66]

Not all all realistic, but I think it's much more likely that the infantry would rout away as casualties & fatigue raises.
Besides that, the loss in men simply reflects the lowering of combat power, that doesn't mean in any way that these guys are all dead, I think only a small portion would be dead, the rest can be:
-wounded
-carrying wounded soldiers/officers back
-trying to get ammo
-decided to throw away their musket and run
-play dead
etc.