Battle of Edgehill | Roundheads versus Cavaliers Campaign Cossacks 3 Guide

Last update: 17 October 2016

This mission is divided into two phases: collecting of armies and the battle itself. You start off with a small army and a commander (dragoon), who is going to recruit people from nearby villages. Then, the battle begins.

You start by the bottom edge of the map. The two big villages are the best source of new soldiers (1). Apart from infantry, there also are cannons and howitzers in the village. In the smaller villages, there are small groups of infantry that will join you (2). You can also recruit small groups hidden in the forests (3). They are stronger versions of musketeers, so it pays off to divert off your route. With bandits next to the cloister mention loot to be get. When, on the other hand, you meet Scottish riflemen, state that you agree to all their terms. Nobody from the fortified town, or from the cloister (4) will heed your call, so there is no point in going there. I recommend that you fist go to the town Eastwards, and then to the village above, and then to the Scotsmen. Meanwhile, the enemy will probably seize a village, probably one to the North. After you have decimated the garrison, you can try to hunt down the enemy recruitment group. These are either dragoons or mercenaries. You can concentrate all of your armies on the enemy base, and use the commander to look around for conscripts, in the meantime.

As soon as you have recruited people from all of the available places, or after the enemy has done that, the second phase of the scenario loads up.

The battle takes place on the same map as a moment ago. In front of you, you will have a huge army that you will help, regardless of the number of conscripts recruited. If your army is small, you will take the position on the left wing. If it is big, you will be deployed in the center and you will be starting on the right if it is of moderate size. Remember to fill the gap in which you were deployed, or the enemy will easily destroy your wing.

When it comes to me, I usually ended up with an army of moderate size, so I will focus on tactics for the right wing (but still, it can be well-used for the other two positions).

Deploy musketeers to the left of the households (1). The center of the formation will be attacked by infantry, so your men will be able to rake them, while safe. Position your pikemen on the right (2). The enemy will first send dragoons against them, so command your men to counterattack, if necessary. Behind the main line, deploy your cavalry and cannons (3). You will need your heavy horsemen to destroy the enemy mercenaries (4), who are waiting hidden for an easy opportunity to attack. Walk around the buildings on the right and deal with the enemy horsemen, or head directly towards the enemy artillery (5). The AI opponent leaves them unprotected. Then, collect everyone into one team and help your ally wherever necessary.