Anyone else hate the battle Crossroads?

[PegLegFatty]

I know this is a relatively small battle, but I have such a hard time being surrounded on three sides and holding a location that is in the wide open.

**How do you guys fight this one?**

I managed to pull it off but I had to give it at least 3 tries.  Here is my successful run:

Cross Roads

[vren55]

I create this weird L-shape formation with the garrisonable house at the tip of the formation, with another brigade behind it (possibly in the L shaped line to the west or southeast) to rotate in and out when the brigade in the house breaks. You don't need much artillery, I'd say 2 brigades max. You want your infantry to stay close too.

 

Basically I'd say your problem was you bunched your brigades a bit too much... and cav is also fairly risky in earlygame

[Pandemonium]

I let the Union troops take the house with my brigades on the woods defending initially, let them come.  Once they are in the center on the house, squeeze your brigades little by little into the center, flanking them with cavalry and skirmishers in their rear to occupy their artillery and cause some of their brigades to return to the rear.

[PegLegFatty]

9 hours ago, Pandemonium said:

I let the Union troops take the house with my brigades on the woods defending initially, let them come.  Once they are in the center on the house, squeeze your brigades little by little into the center, flanking them with cavalry and skirmishers in their rear to occupy their artillery and cause some of their brigades to return to the rear.

Which is similar to what the AI did to me.  I got some learning to do with this game.  Thanks for the tips you guys. 

[jamieva]

I back all the way up to the river until my reinforcements come.  Then I start moving through the woods at the bottom of the screen and roll them up.