Help with Battle of Friedland and the other 2 Naval Battle in "Napoleon's Battle"

Hi I hope you guys are willing to share the tactics you used to beat those 3 battles. I have been trying to beat Friedland now, but nothing seems to work...

For Friedland, put your artillery on the hill ASAP and begin bombarding the Russian masses to the left and right until your own troops can arrive. Put the Old Guard on the right flank alone as the Russian column there has the Semenovsky Guards. Make sure your artillery is guarded as they'll send Life Hussars to try and wipe out your artillery. Otherwise it should be just a matter of backing what's left of Lannes's force.

Friedland is easy if you play it non-historically. There is a cliff/outcrop to the forward-left of the Grand Army's starting position. Fortify the top of the outcrop with your artillery, placing your infantry on the ramps to the left and right. Send your cavalry to the far left flank and swing by the Russian right flank when their attack begins. When the Russians commit all their infantry to a full assault on Lannes (not the initial skirmish), send your cavalry up to sweep the Russian general and his artillery off the ridge. Then it's a matter of sitting on the heights and firing canister at Russian infantry as they trickle toward your position.

I had serious trouble with the Nile naval battle but finally got it due to a combination of sheer luck and micromanagement using the slow-motion speed setting ( replay over in the previous thread: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=346767 ). There are also loads of threads already for Trafalgar if you search the forum, with several different tactics.

Originally Posted by valentinian

Friedland is easy if you play it non-historically. There is a cliff/outcrop to the forward-left of the Grand Army's starting position. Fortify the top of the outcrop with your artillery, placing your infantry on the ramps to the left and right. Send your cavalry to the far left flank and swing by the Russian right flank when their attack begins. When the Russians commit all their infantry to a full assault on Lannes (not the initial skirmish), send your cavalry up to sweep the Russian general and his artillery off the ridge. Then it's a matter of sitting on the heights and firing canister at Russian infantry as they trickle toward your position.

I had serious trouble with the Nile naval battle but finally got it due to a combination of sheer luck and micromanagement using the slow-motion speed setting ( replay over in the previous thread: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=346767 ). There are also loads of threads already for Trafalgar if you search the forum, with several different tactics.

Really? You had that much trouble with Nile Battle? In first try, Nelson was killed straightaway, and they routed within minutes.!