Napoleon Total War Battle Guides

Napoleon Total War Battle Basic Battle Guides

Lodi

Chasseurs à cheval 

Go snipe general

Rest of the army forward, win



Arcole

//outdated!

3 inf 1 light inf to left side, fight everyone that comes

	The enemy should break without having to kill the two wayward units

	If they two wayward units need to be killed then light inf can reach across river

3 inf 1 light inf to right side

2 inf across bridge, 1 join up with left side for more firepower

	2 inf across bridge can be usually left alone

	Light inf can shoot over river

Cannons attack austrian general / whatever, as long as it targets austrians on other side of river



The Pyramids

// This battle is kind of an autoscroller, I have intention to make the autoscroller faster

Two grenadiers on right flank

	Square formation against cav

	Regular after cav dead

	Make sure you aren’t being sniped 

	After killed enemy inf move forward and fight whatever

Chasseurs a cheval

	Can take 1 volley against enemy cav/ infantry

	Turn off fire at will

	Kill enemy generals, Mameluks more important

Infantry centre

	Move forward

	Square formation against cav

	Regular against enemy inf

	If win move forward and attack things

Infantry left

	Square formation against cav

	Regular against enemy inf, fight palestinian auxiliaries

Cav

	To left flank

	Defeat enemy cav that attacks you

	Kill azzars in trees, then palestinian auxiliaries

	Snipe generals

	Kill artillery / enemy infantry



Trafalgar / The Nile

// Naval battles don’t have a real strategy, but here's what I come up with

	Ships cut off enemies, shoot both broadsides at same time

	Make sure ships that are out of combat rejoin

	Trafalgar: good luck, hopefully Spain is useful



Austerlitz

	Right flank chill

	Center go to help right flank

		Square formation when enemy cav attack

		After defeating enemies both go vaguely in direction of left flank

	Centre-Left 2 inf can make square and 1 revolutionary infantry

		2 square inf walk forward and form square

		1 other inf take shots at Austrian general

		Help left flank

	Left Flank

		Fight Austria when Cav arrives

	Cav

		Some help right flank win fast

		Some snipe general

		Most help left flank



Friedland

2 guard infantry to centre

	Fight infantry

	Square formation when cavalry (Russian cav is insane here you need square)

3 infantry to right

	Fight infantry

	Square formation when cav attack

Cav

	May fight Russian cav

	Get a flank

	Snipe general if possible



Borodino

Left flank 

cav go around

	Light inf take fight, inf support

	Prepare to go square formation

Centre

	Don’t forget to move up the extra inf

	Artillery shoot at whatever

	Light inf take fight

	Inf support

	Prepare to scale when it seems right (cav and inf)

Right Flank

	Win the fight 

	Square when enemy cav charges

	Move to help centre



Dresden

Left flank 

Murat goes on a flank

Young guard units attack here

Square formation, then regular

Centre 

	Infantry to squares

	Move old guard up

	Remove square when enemy cav attack ends

	Fight enemy inf

Centre-Right

	Your troops here will win the fight

	Move the inf behind after enemy cav defeated

	2 Chasseurs à cheval snipe enemy general

	Attack stuff

Artillery

	Chain shot, turn on fire at will




Ligny

Artillery unlimber

Left Flank

	Guard inf forward and attack

	1 inf 1 light inf left flank

		Fight across bridge

		Fight across other bridge or help guard inf

	Remainder of left flank

		Fight across bridge on left

Centre

	1 grenadier 1 inf forward attack across bridge

Right flank

	1 inf to bridge on right

	1 grenadier to the right near two bridges

	Square formation

	After enemy cav dead unsquare

Cav

	Wait until Prussia makes you a path

	Move behind their line

	Split any way needed to kill Prussia centre from behind, kill general, and help right flank

		//usually the right flank is the longest part to win



Waterloo France

//General snipe strats seems equally fast

Artillery unlimber, shoot Wellington

	When British attack, canister shot

Infantry

	To Right

	Attack farm on right

	Fight through the British from right to left

	Square formation when enemy cav charges

	Some inf can turn around and fight Prussia if needed

Cav

	To Right flank

	Go to spawncamp Prussian reinforcements 

		Go around the right of the rock

	Chasseurs à cheval can shoot 

		//Prussians are likely to win this fight

	If you win this somehow, you can help your other troops



notfinnish

Napoleon: Total War

Battles

Arran

Easy

Normal

Hard

Very Hard

Difficulty

Macintosh

Total War

Debug Cam & Modding

ending battles early & timers

Alternative way to win Waterloo?

Softlock on AI turn and Exit to Main Menu

Remove load times?

Have the victory conditions of the Italian campaign changed?

SpeedStrategist

Maesterial

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