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Controls
World Map
: Move cursor
: Toggle between movement types (stationary, advance, retreat, sideways)
: View information on friendly, enemy, or neutral forces
: Pause game
Battles
- : Move cursor
- : Toggle between movement types (stationary, advance, retreat, sideways)
- : Toggle between small cursor (which affects only one unit at a time) and large cursor (which controls up to four units at a time)
- : Pause game
When the cursor touches one of your own units, whether on the overworld or in battle, that unit will continue moving in the direction of the cursor until you tell it otherwise. For that reason, it's a good idea to keep track of what all your units are doing.
On the battle screen, press 
or 
to cycle through the twelve different battle formations available. Battle strategy shall be discussed in greater detail later in the guide.
Game Options
An option screen appears before every scenario. This is the translation of each option.
| Option | Default | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Enemy Tactics | Normal | Easy, Hard |
| Bombardment Distance | Normal | Moderate, Far, Near |
| Units | Plenty | Scarce |
| Replenishments | Normal | Plenty, None, Scarce |
| Supply Cards | On | Off |
| Supply Convoy | On | Off |
| Combat Speed | Slow | Fast, Normal, Moderate |
| Marksmanship Speed | Slow | Fast |
| Cannonry Speed | Slow | Fast |
| BGM | On | Off |
| Map Color Scheme | One | Two, Three, Four |
| User Guide | One | Two |
Real world battles
Some of the scenarios recreate battles that actually took place in history. This is a list of those scenarios:
- 1796 Italy - First Italian campaign
- 1798 Egypt - Egyptian expedition
- 1805 Austria - War of the Third Coalition
- 1806-07 Spain - Peninsular War
- 1809 Austria - War of the Fifth Coalition
- 1812 Russia - Invasion of Russia
- 1813 Germany - War of the Sixth Coalition
- 1815 France - Battle of Waterloo