A bit on the unit classes in this post:
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We have decided to go with 4 unit classes: Militia, Trained, Veteran and Elite.

Militia are the units that have the bare minimum training.

Trained units have been drilled thoroughly but haven't "seen the elephant yet". Meaning, they have never participated in any field campaign. Some British battalions that have been extensively drilled but not yet blooded belong to this category.

*Veteran units have seen at least 1 campaign and of course could handle formation changes while under fire. Several of the British units and most of the French units will belong to this category.

*Elite units are the truly crack units of the army. The Old Guard, 95th Rifles, 13th Legere etc belong to this category. I am debating whether to include all of Wellington's Peninsular veterans in this category, especially the infantry.

An attack using militia battalions in the teeth of enemy musketry and artillery fire will probably fail miserably. They are best suited for defence, preferably in a sheltered position until the enemy is close by.

Trained units could be used to some extent in set-piece attack if the enemy has been softened previously using artillery fire.

The proper way to break the enemy line is to use either veteran or elite units. All units benefit by good support from artillery.

I will write some detailed posts about infantry combat mechanics next.

Thanks for your time.
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