Battlefield Units

[GustFire]

I'm playing the 1775 Campaign as the US, and a Continental detachment with a general got hit by a slightly stronger British force in Providence.

They were completed routed, even tho I was in a standard defensive position.
I checked the details of the battle, and it said that I had 4 subunits on the battlefield, and the British had 13 subunits.

Why is that?
I was almost equal in power, so I should have had nearly equal power on the battlefield.
Enlightenment welcomed.

[arsan]

Subunits mean elements. The little NATO icons you see on the right bottom corner of the screen when you have a unit selected.
Normally a full strength infantry unit have 4 elements. irregulars and Indians use to have 2.
Cheers

[GustFire]

arsan, thanks for the response.

My question is, why did I not have the same number of elements on the battlefield as the British?
I was almost equal in overall strength, I it seems I should have been equal on the battlefield. But I was outgunned 13-4.
Is there something I could have done to make the battlefield elements more equal?

[arsan]

I can hardly tell as i don't know how the battle was. Post some screen shots and give some detailed info and maybe i can get whats happening...
Maybe you have part of your force inside a city?? Or you have several different stacks on the region and some of them didn't engage or withdraw before battle??

[Rafiki]

The strength of a given element can vary widely, depending on hits, cohesion, and a number of other factors.