------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__Medieval 2: Total War__-__--__--__--__--__--__- __--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__- --__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--___---__--__--__--__- \---------------------------- -----By Alek Kettenburg------------------------ / \--------------------------------Start Date:10/20/10------------------------/ \-------------------------------end Date:01/26/11------------------------ / \------------------------------Type: Historical Battle FAQ--------------/ \-----------------------------Version 1.00--------------------------- / \----------------------------As of 00/00/00------------------------ / \---------------------------------------------------------------- / \-------------------------------------------------------------- / \_____________________________________________________________/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------Table Of Contents------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Table of Contents----------------------------------you're looking at it genius. Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------[ITO1] Tips and Advice----------------------------------------------------------[TAA2] What are Historical Battles----------------------------------------------[WAH3] Battle of Agincourt------------------------------------------------------[BOA1] Battle of Arsuf----------------------------------------------------------[BOR2] Battle of Hastings-------------------------------------------------------[BOH3] Battle of Otumba---------------------------------------------------------[BOO4] Battle of Pavia----------------------------------------------------------[BOP5] Battle of Tannenberg-----------------------------------------------------[BOT6] Siege Of Setenil---------------------------------------------------------[SOS7] FAQ----------------------------------------------------------------------[FAQS] My other Guides----------------------------------------------------------[MOG1] Credits------------------------------------------------------------------[CS23] Copyright----------------------------------------------------------------[CYT2] _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------Introduction [ITO1]------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Hello and welcome to my fourteenth guide. This is going to be a guide on how to beat all of the historical battles in the game. I decided to write this guide for 2 reasons. 1. The total war series is my favorite strategy game of all time. 2.there aren't many other places to find help for these battles and I know from personal experience that the scenerio battles can be hard at times. _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------What are Historical Battles [WAH3]------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ So now your probablly asking yourself, What are historical battles? Well historical battles are battles in the game with preset units that are meant to reenact battles from Medievil times. Unlike campaign battles or custom battles you do not get to deploy your units but you do get 15-30 seconds to reform your men before you come under attack. In almost all of the battles you will be at some sort of disadvantage like either have 300 less men or your opponents soldiers have more upgrades. There are some historical inaccuracies between how the game portrays it and what actually happened Such as most of the battles where fought with 10,000 or more men on each side rather then 900 on each side. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the guide. _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Tips and Advice [TAA2]-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ I highly suggest you read this if you are new to the game. 1. Use all of your units to your advantage. It doesn't matter if you only have 100 men at the end of the battle, the only thing that matters is that you win the battle. 2. Never leave Cavalry in combat for to long especially against spearmen. So charge the flanks of the enemy soldiers then if they don't mediately route pull your horses out and then charge them again. 3. Archers can work as melee units if you are running low on infantry. 4. Always keep your general out of danger. If your general dies you will automatically lose the battle. 5. Cannons and catapults are your top priority. Whenever your enemy has these units they will aim for your general generally 90% of the time. 6. Even though at times the odds seem bad the game will usually give you some sort of tactical advantage so try to figure this out or continue to read this guide and I will tell you. 7. Never charge cavalry in to spear men head on! Allways attack from spearmen from the flank. Even if you outnumber them 2 to 1 they will still cause many casualties if you charge them while they are facing you. 8. You can pause the game and still order your troops. This will let you make better decisions because you won't be under pressure. 9. Do not chase routing units unless the battle is very close to being over because in a lot of these battles every single unit needs to be used to the best of its ability for you to win. _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Walkthrough [WKT3]------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Before I start the guide there are a few things you should know. 1. For the most part the computer is very predictable but the computer is not guaranteed to do what I say they will do so be prepared to think on your own. 2. Do not expect to win any of these battles on your first try so stay calm and persevere. 3. listen to the computers intro to the battles because they sometimes give you helpful information. 4. There is more then one way to beat any one of these battles so my way may not be the easiest way of doing it. 5. If you have a alternate strategy please don't hesitate to e-mail me at ratlips24@aol.com. (Note: make sure to include rome total war in the description.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the basic format I will use for the rest of the guide. --------------------------Name of the battle----------------------------------- Battle info (game description) --------------------------------Units------------------------------------------ List of all the units in the battle. Name of unit soldiers per unit experience 1-9 Attack upgrades bronze, silver, gold Defense upgrades bronze, silver, gold Number of units ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strategies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Battle of Agincourt [BOA1]---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Difficulty: 2\10 If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLgI-I6P7s&feature=relmfu Agincourt 1415 AD by the tume Henry v ascended to the English throne, England had lost a considerable share of the French lands it once held. On the 13th August, 1415, Henry and his army landed at, and besieged, the port of Harfleur, which surrendered on the 22nd of September. The siege took longer than expected so Henry launched a raiding expedition across Northern France on his way to the English-Held port of Calais, where he would be able to resupply and rest his weary army over winter. Henry's army was sick, tired adn hungry. Luckily henry was an astute and capable military commander and his men were experienced and disciplined, in contrast to the Undisciplined French army. Henry, knowing waiting would only decimate his army through hunger and disease, was determined to provoke the French out of any possible waiting game. the French leaders expected Henry to Surrender while many of the younger French nobles hoped to d battle with the English men-at-arms, intent on ignoring the English archers they deemed beneath them, so they could reap glory and riches through ransoming noble captives from what they believed to be a one-sided battle. Henry V and his beleaguered force must clear their way to Calais by destorying the French army amassed against them. henry's survival is essential. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------Overview-------------------------------------- This is probably the easiest historical battle of the entire game. The enemy army does have 500 more men then you but you your men are A LOT stronger. At the beginning of the battle you will notice that your men have already put up stakes on both your flanks in order to protect your archers. The stakes will murder any cavalry that is dumb in enough to run threw them but infantry will have no trouble going threw them. For the most part the enemy army shouldn't try to attack your archers threw the pikes but it is still possible so don't let your guard down. ---Your Army--- The first thing you will probably notice when the battle starts is that your army has absolutely NO cavalry what so ever, even your general's bodyguards are infantrymen. But you don't need them. Your infantry are literally twice as good as the enemy infantry and will absolutely Murder the enemy swordsmen and cavalry. Another thing your probably noticed is that almost 50% of your army consists of archers. These guys are elite soldiers and are absolutely vital to winning this battle. At the end of the battle they will most likely account for 60% of your kills so make sure to keep them alive (this shouldn't be to much of a problem since the enemy army will amost never attack them. ---Your opponents Army--- Many consists of swordsmen and cavalry along with a few inuts of archers. But like I previously stated they will get totally destroyed by your infantry. --------------------------------Strategy--------------------------------------- When the battle starts take your general unit and one unit of infantry thats right next to your general and spread them in a line facing the opposite direction of the rest of your army. Now its your opponent will be attacking waves. All you need to do in each wave is to make sure your archers are shooting at there flanks and that you fill in any gaps in your line if one of your units runs away (this probably won't happen). WAVE 1 The first wave will consist of 2 units of heavy cavalry. Just hold your ground and your infantry will slaughter them. Wave 2 The second wave consists of 5 units of unmounted knights along with 2 units of crossbowmen. Make sure you use 2 units of your archers to target the crossbowmen and have the rest of your archers shoot at the enemy soldiers flanks. it shouldn't take more then 2 minutes for your men to carve threw these guys. Wave 3 This wave will come right when the second wave starts to route. This wave consists of 5 units of unmounted knights along with one unit of cavalry and the enemy general and his bodyguards along with any soldiers that come back from routing from the second wave. Along with these guys 2 units of heavy cavalry will come around the back of your army to try to flank you. Luckily we positioned some men there to stop the attack. If your men have trouble fighting off the cavalry send one of your archers to help them out. The enemy infantry will come very close to breaking your line but they should route before your men do. Wave 4 This is the easiest of all of the waves. It consists of 2 units of dismounted knights and some low quality spearmen. Again your soldiers should have no trouble fighting them off as long as you focus all your archers on to one unit. At the end of the battle you should have lost no more then 400 men and your opponent will have less 200 men left. If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLgI-I6P7s&feature=relmfu _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Battle of Arsuf [BOR2]-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Difficulty 7\10 If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byETbrw4g_I&feature=channel_video_title Arsurf 1191AD Following the fall of Jerusalem to Sultan Saladin, the Christian nations organized another crusade to recapture the holy city. Amoungst the most enthusiastic Crusdaers was King Richard of Englan. Arriving in the Holyland in 1191, he was able to capture the city of acre, and force the Saladin to retreat. He then marched along the coast to the port city of Jaffa, Which would make a good base of for an attack on Jerusalem. However, Saladin's army shadowed him the whole way, and on the 7th of September near the town of Arsurf, made a serous attack on Richard's column on march. Control Richard's army, and fend off Saladin. If you succeed, the way to Jerusalem will be clear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------Overview----------------------------------- In this battle your opponent has the high ground and he has you surrounded but you do have the superior soldiers. So along as you use each one of your soldiers to the best of there abilities you should survive the battle with most of your men intact. During the battle your main objective is going to be to take the large hill your opponents army starts at. The only to get up there are 2 ramps that are both heavily guarded by infantry. After you break threw the cluster of soldiers you should have no trouble taking out the archers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------Strategy-------------------------------------- When the battle starts press the pause button so you can order your men around in peace. The first thin you want to do is order the 2 units of infantry at the back of the column to attack the 2 units of infantry standing on the hill. Now move the 2 units of cavalry at the back of the column to attack the 2 units of cavalry on the left side of the hill. Now order the first unit of infantry in the collumn to attack the large mob of soldiers at the far right side of the hill now order all the infantry that you haven't order to do something to charge up the the right ramp and engage the infnatry there. Now order the 3 units of cavalry at the center of the column to attack the units of cavalry on the right side of the column. Now unpause the game and let your soldiers move to there targets. Now towards the front of the column move some of your cavalry over to flank the enemy soldiers you engaged there. Now make sure to pull your men out then charge again and do not keep them engaged for to long with spearmen. Once the 2 units at the front route divert your cavalry to flank the soldiers guarding the ramp. Now select the cavalry you sent to attack the cavalry on the left side of the hill. They should have eliminated the enemy cavalry by now so order them to flank the soldiers guarding the ramp on the left side of the hill. By now on at least one of the ramps your soldiers should have broken threw so make sure to continuously charge and pull out with your cavalry untill all of the soldiers route. Now just charge any men you have left up the hill and try to kill of the archers and the general. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This battle is pretty difficult and very hard to explain how to do so if you don't win the first time keep trying because the enemy AI is can be very wierd at times. If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byETbrw4g_I&feature=channel_video_title _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Battle of Hastings [BOH3]----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ If you fight normally: difficulty 9\10 If you exploit a sort of "glitch" 1\10 If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jg9CvTshHI&feature=relmfu Senlac Ridge Shortly after the beginning of the year 1066, King Harold Godwinson sat uneasily on the throne of England. As well as the political machinations of various powerful families within the realm, political leaders on the continent Particulary in Denmark and Normandy, also had designs on the crown. Harold's Predecessor, Edward the Confessor, had been a sympathiser of William duke of Normandy. Harold himself had been rescued from Captivity in France by the Duke, and had subsequently sworn fealty to him. These two factors, coupled with support from the Papacy, gave duke willian reason to believe that when the childless Edward died, the crown of England would be his. However, amist rumours of strong-arm tactics, harold was crowned king on january 6th 1066, the day of Edwards death. Outraged, William began to prepare an army and invasion fleet to take by force the kingdom the he maintained was his by right. In the meantime, Harold was busy dealing with other threats to his realm. His brother Tostig joined with King herald Hardrada of Norway in a concentrated attack against York in early autumn of 1066. harold marched the 190 Miles from Wessex to York in 5 days to defeat the invaders. Duke William's Norman fleet landed shortly afterwards on the south coast. Harold set off on another march southwards to challenge the new invaders. On the morning of the 14th October 1066 the two armies clashed on the Santlache (Sandy Stream) ridge near the present day town of Battle in east Sussex. The subsequent battle and the seismic effect it was to have on the kingdoms of England lead to the Normans to Rechristen the Site Senlac Ridge, or 'Blood Lake'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------Overview-------------------------------------- This is probably the hardest battle in the entire game if you try to fight fair. Your opponent has no cavalry but they have over twice the men you have and they have the high ground. If you try just to charge into there sheild wall you will get destroyed. even if you are able to get your cavalry around them they simpily have to many men and there formation is way to thick for your cavalry to charge threw them. So rather then that we will exploit a sort of "glitch". ---------------------------------Strategy 1------------------------------------- Now Like I said before we will be kind of exploiting a "glitch". Now all the computer wants to do is maintain the shield wall, so if you create a gap in the shields the rest of the wall will not move in to fill in the gap. So Select all of your archers and move them up until there about 10 feet away from the unit on your opponents far right side. Now the enemy army shouldn't move at all as you shoot at that unit. The unit will never route so keep shooting it until every last soldiers is dead. Now you have to be really careful for this next part. There will now be a gap in the enemy line so move one unit of archers at a time threw the gap until all 4 units are on the other side. IF you took out the correct unit earlier the enemy army shouldn't have moved or attacked your archers at all. So find your opponents General unit and surround him on 3 sides will all your archers and have them all attack him. After about 2 minutes you should kill the enemy general, and when this happens 90% of the enemy army will route and will continue to run till they leave the battlefield. So now send a unit or 2 of cavalry to cut down the routing infantry and then send the rest of your army to surround and destroy the 4 units that will not route. Now wait for the last soldiers to surrender for the Win. If your having trouble check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jg9CvTshHI&feature=relmfu _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Battle of Otumba [BOO4]------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Difficulty 4\10 If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68FdjyMIgd8&feature=relmfu Otumba Valley 1520 AD Commissioned by the Governor of Cuba to lead an expedition, Hernan Cortes set sail for Mexico on January 18, 1519 After initial contact with Cortes, many Aztecs, including the Aztec leader Moctezuma II, Believed that Cortes was, in fact, an emissary from Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god-king, or Quetzalcoatl himself. Cortes also made contact with the Tlaxcalans, who saw cortes as a liberator who could free them from the Aztecs. Despite the spanish having spilled much Aztec blood, Cortes and his men were greeted with great pomp and ceremony at the Aztec Capital of Tenochitlan. Later, the Aztecs, resenting the Spaniards' control over Moctezuma and the city revolted against the Spanish and their allies, who fought to escape the Aztec capital. This bloody night was to become known as La Nocha Triste - the sad night. Two Weeks following La Nocha Triste, after being shadowed and harassed all the way from by Vengeful Aztecs, Cortes and his allies crossed a small mountain range, only to find a vast Aztec horde waiting for them in the Otumba Valley below. The Aztec force consisted of various Cheiftains and their hosts, led be a formidable-looking warrior named Cihaucu. After Solemn Prayers, Cortes instructed his men to target the Aztec Chieftains, knowing his that without their leaders the Aztecs were likely to lose heart, or at least become confused and disordered. The outnumbered alliance, encouraged by Cortes and the superior technology of the Spaniards, made its way onto the plains of Otumba, ready to fight fight for their very lives. Lead Herman Cortes and his Spanish force to destroy the Aztec armies, Cortes' Survival is essential ---------------------------------Overview-------------------------------------- Much like the other historical battles you are heavily outnumbered but your men do have the advantage of quality and your cavalry will absolutely smash there way threw the enemy soldiers. Even with the superior quality you should not try a offensive assault, instead you should just hold your ground and use the little bit of high ground you get to your advantage. After about 5 minutes your opponeent will get about 5 units of reinforcements that show up right behind your starting position of your army. After another 2 minutes you will get reinforced with 3 units of infantry which are really helpfull. -------------------------------Strategy---------------------------------------- At the start of the battle your men will be in a really bad formation so you have to quickly reposition them before the enemy army starts there attack. First move the unit of Musketeers onto the small hill by the other unit of Musketeers. Move the unit of Crossbowmen behind your cavalry and then stretch your infnatry on both sides untill one end touches the base of the hill that your musketteers are on. And now take one unit of mercenaries from your left side and place him behind your army. Here is a really bad diagram to show you how your army should be deployed. AZAZAZ AZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZ AZAZAZ AZAZAZAZAZ AZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZAZ AZAZAZ /------------\ | SM SM | / | ---SRI--- ---SI----SI--- ---SI---SI--- /_---SRI--- ---SC---SC--- ---SC--- \ ---SRI--- ---SG--- ---SCB--- -----SI----- / \ | ----AZR--- ----AZR--- ----AZR--- ------------------------- KEY | AZ: Aztec Infantry | AZR: Aztec reinforcements| SI: Spanish Infantry | SC: Spanish Cavalry | SG: Spanish General | SM: Spanish Musketeers | SCB: Spanish Crossbowmen | SRI: Spanish Reinforcements| --------------------------- For the entire battle do not move your infantry unless your trying to stop a unit trying to flank you or to fill in a gap from where one of your units route. The only units you will be moving will be your cavalry. Wait for the inantry to engage your infantry then move off one unit of cavalry onto each flank. Now this is the strategy you will be using till your opponent routes, try to find a unit that is either far away from other units or currently engaged with your infantry. Now get your cavalry and charge directly into there backs. This should cause the unit to take about 20 casualties, so now quickly pull your cavalry out before it gets surround and then lead another charge. You need to this on both flanks as much as possible and make sure that your men aren't in combat for to long. After a few minutes the Aztecs will get reinforced so intercept them with one of your spare units of infantry and then flank them with your cavalry. After another few minutes your reinforcements will come, so run them to the battle field and engage the enemy. Now just continue to charge the enemy soldiers till they route. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68FdjyMIgd8&feature=relmfu _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------Battle of Pavia [BOP5]--------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Difficulty 4\10 If your having any trouble check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yvLbU6hnDA&feature=relmfu Pavia 1525 AD In 2494, France's attempt to seize the crown of naples had begun a cycle of conflicts known as the Italian Wars. Some 30 years later, the war still smouldered on, France's attention now turned the wealthiest Italian state, Milan. Francis, the new King of France, launched a campaign headlong into the State of Milan, Desperate to drive out the Imperial Armies. In 1522, France suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1524, France returned and drove the Imperial garrison from Milan. Only one last Imperial bastion remained, the nearby city of pavia. WIth ownership of the state of Milan in sight, King Frances pauses to rest and hunt before pressing on to Pavia and a final showdown with the Imperial forces. You must now lead the Imperial forces to stop the French Domination of Italy. -------------------------------Overview---------------------------------------- This is a 2v2 battle which in the end will play like a 1v1 battle do to the fact that your allied army will die off after 3 minutes and one of the enemy armies will die of in about 30 seconds. At the beginning of the battle your army will be in a really bad formation with most of the French army on the left flank off the army. So you have to quickly destroy the first French force and then turn your army and assault the Artillery emplacement. Altogether its a really easy battle but it does take some degree of luck because the enemy cannons can be very annoying if they decide to target your general. ------------------------------------Strategy----------------------------------- When the battle starts the first enemy general will lead a suicidal cavalry charge on your pikes and they are will get cut down in no time at all. While your men hack down the general move the unit on the far right side of your army and move it to the left side of your army. Also move your general and have him attack the 2 units of archers at the tents. Once your men are done killing the enemy cavalry move the rest of your army and line them up with the 3 units on your left flank that are already facing the cannons. Now march your army towards the cannon emplacement and surround and kill any french troops you encounter. Once your close enough to the cannons move your cavalry around the pikes and take out the cannons with your general. Now fight off the rest of the soldiers with your superior quality infantry and the battle should be over in no time at all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If your having any trouble check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yvLbU6hnDA&feature=relmfu _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------Battle of Tannenberg [BOT6]----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Difficulty 6\10 If your having any trouble check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsljQMean5w&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Tannenberg 1410AD Founded during the Third Crusade in 1190, the Teutonic Order of Knights had a stronger national flavour than the other 'Knights of Christ" and it maintained strong ties with the Holy Roman Empire. When events in the Holy Land began to go awry, the Order cast about for another theatre of Operations. The Prussian Crusade was launched in 1222, in response to a call for help from a Polish nobleman beset by Prussian Pagans. With Papal support, they began to establish their own state in the area, building a network of castles to reinforce their authority. Growing stronger, the order began to cast its avaricious gaze further afield to the neighboring states of Poland and Lithuania, the latter of which was the largest surviving pagan state in Europe. The resulting series of crusades were easily the match of any previously seen in terms of barbarity on both sides. Despite increased Papal displeasure at its actions, the Order's Grand Master had no difficulties in attracting 'guest' crusaders from across Europe to aid his forces in their onslaught. As their strength grew though, changes began to take place within the target states. n 1386 Wladyslaw Jagiello the Grand Duke of Lithuania came to the Polish throne. Beginning the conversation of Lithuania to Christianity, he was able to remove a barrier between the two peoples and create a powerful allied army. In the summer of 1410, the allied army marched into Prussia, determined to capture the Order's headquarters at Marienburg and to destroy the Order utterly. Alerted to this threat, Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen gathered his forces and waited for the onslaught at a prepared position near the village of Tannenberg and Grunwald ---------------------------------Overview-------------------------------------- This battle can either be very hard or very easy depending on how lucky you are. During the entire battle the enemy will have several cannons all aiming at your general. So you have to act fast and hope that the enemy cannons don't get a lucky shot off at your general. This battle is very similair to the battle of hastings but this time we don't have to use a glitch because there is a very easy way to create a gap in the enemy line and you should be able to get your men behind the enemy line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once the battle starts move your army up to the base of the hill. Now move 2 units of your melee cavalry to your right flank and do not engage the infantry with your infantry yet. Now have all your horse archers start to barrage the cavalry on your opponents left flank and keep the 2 units of melee infantry close by. The 3 units of enemy cavalry will then start to chase your missile cavalry. Once they do this wait for the cavalry to get far away from the enemy army then flank them with your melee cavalry and once they turn to fight back have all your missile cavalry flank them with there swords. With almost 400 horses against 120 they should route in no time at all. Now move your cavalry back to your army. Now charge your infantry up the hill and divide them evenly on the shield. Alone your infantry won't be able to break there infantry line so your going to have to act quickly. Move ALL your cavalry on your right flank (even the horse Archers) threw the gap where the cavalry used to be and start to bash the infantry at the flank. Also do the same thing with your 2 units of cavalry on the left flank to. With all the cavalry hitting there flanks the infantry will route in no time at all. Now just go around and hunt down the enemy crossbowmen or any other routing units till you win the battle. If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsljQMean5w&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------Siege Of Setenil [SOS7]------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Difficulty 5\10 If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHFS7cSgSic&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Setenil 1484AD The struggle against Moorish occupation of Spanish territories was old even before the famed 'Reconquista". WIth the coming of the 15th century, intolerance towards Jews, heretics and Muslims began to rise dramatically throughout the Spanish kingdom. Adding to this, Crusading was back in favour with the papacy, thus the war against Muslim Granada was viewedfavourably by many Christians, with taxes being raised and volunteers urged to fight under the banners of the Spanish states castile and Aragon. With the christians' renewed vigour towards Reconquista, it came as little surprise that the Muslims fought for the Jihad, a holy war in the defense of their homeland. This warlike state stagnated into cross border raids and piracy with the border becoming a no man's land. All this was to change with the marriage of Isabella of Catile to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469. With the Spanish state united and focused towards destroying the Emirate of Granada, its continuing existence viewed as an insult to the Catholic Church, Queen Isabella zealously exhorted her husband to launch a fresh wave of the Reconquista and work his way to the capital of Granada, leaving no enemy settlements behind him. Now, in the year of our lord 1484, he faces the fortress of Setenil, sitting on its rocky crag. Lead Ferdinand and his Spanish army to conquer Setenil, bringing the Reconquista one step closer. -----------------------------------Overview------------------------------------ This is the only Historical siege battle in the game. It is also the only battle where your given cannons. For the most part this is a very easy battle while you try to take the outer wall but once you get into the inner walls it is a total pain the but. Soldiers in the square will NEVER route (but your will) meaning you have to kill off every single soldier in order to win. because this is a siege you do have a time limit so you really have to keep moving and never stop. Also use ALL of your units in Melee combat, even the crossbowmen because you simpily don't have enough infantry to take the entire castle and your cavalry are pretty much useless because they don't have enough room to build up momentum for a effective charge. -----------------------------------Strategy------------------------------------ The first couple seconds are probably the most important in the battle. Right now the enemy catapults (yes I know there not actually catapults but i'm to lazy to spell the entire name) will be barraging you with flames rocks so where going to have to move our men to a safer position. So select all of your men EXCEPT your cannons and move them into a line hugging the face of the cliff next to the ramp. This should protect you from about 90% of the catapult fire. NOTE: while your doing this your cannons should be continuously punching holes in the wall. Once you have made 3 holes in the wall order them to target the towers and make sure they have at least 1\4 there ammo left because you will need it later. Now that your men are safe our next job is to destroy the men outside the castle wall. So position 1 unit of infantry at the bottom of the ramp but leave some room on the sides. Now send one unit of either skirmishers or crossbowmen to attract one of the units of the infantry and once they do have them run back down the ramp. So the enemy infantry will head down the ramp and charge right smack into your infantry. Since your on a time crunch, flank them with your cavalry. Keep doing this till all 3 units have been destroyed. by now there should be numerous holes in the wall by now. So charge all your infantry up the ramp and into the breaches. Send 2-3 units threw each hole and fight destroy any units in your way. There shouldn't be more then 2 units and your soldiers are much stronger. Once the area is clear move the rest of your army INCLUDING your cannons into the town. Now the enemy army will most likely to try to rally there men in the inner wall. After about 10 minutes your cannons should end up inside the walls. Have them barrage the walls till there are several holes in it like the outer wall. Now charge your infantry into the walls and try your best to surround the soldiers in the wall. If you start to run low on soldiers (witch you will) move in your crossbowmen and have them fight in Melee combat as well. With your superior soldiers and numbers you should win eventually but you won't have much soldiers left. If you are having trouble with this battle check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHFS7cSgSic&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------FAQ [FAQS]-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ 1.Q. What are Historical Battles? A. Look at the table contents, I have a section that explains this. 2.Q. I found some spelling errors\somethig you missed how can I contact you? A. If you have found a spelling error you can e-mail me at ratlips24@aol.com 3.Q. Your strategies suck!!! A. not really a question but if you have a alternate strategy please e-mail me at the address in the previous question. 4.Q. Your strategies are really hard to follow. A. again not really a question but I am working on some youtube videos on how to go threw these battles but first i'm going to see if people want it. So if you would like to see some youtube videos please e-mail me at \ ratlips24@aol.com 5.Why do you never respond to my E-mails? Well this could be several reasons: 1: You didn't put Medieval 2 total war in the description so I just thought it was just some random e-mail. 2: I accidentally hit delete all in my mail box by accident (this has happened to me at least 10 times). 3: I felt your question was dumb or was already answered somewhere in the guide. So If you did put Medieval 2 in the title and you did ask a question that isn't answered in the guide then I probably accidentally deleted it in witch case could you please send it again. _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------My other Guides [MOG1]--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ God of war chains of Olympus- X-men Origins Wolverine- (PSP) Ratchet and clank size matters- Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror- Call of duty 4 Modern warfare- Rainbow Six 3 weapon guide- Call of duty Black Ops- Call of duty 2 modern warfare- Rome Total war: Historical battle guide- _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------Credits [CS23]--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ 1. Gamefaqs.com for making such a great site. 2. My brother for always for being my battle buddy. 3. the makers of this game, keep making these great games. 4. My MOM for buying this game for me. _____________________________________________________________________________ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------Copyright [CYT2]------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_____________________________________________________________________________/ This guide may not be reproduced or changed in any way whatsoever except for personal or private usage. It should not be placed on any website without my written permission. Copyright 2010 Alek Kettenburg Thanks for reading