A newbie asks...

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Originally Posted by LDiCesare

Commanders without orders Stay behind troops. When there are no troops left, they attack closest. It's strange you got some charging, because most of the time I forget to give orders to indy commanders and they absolutely always stay behind troops.

If they can't get through the press of the infantry ahead of them, they will mill behind the horde, making it seem as if they were staying behind the troops.

Just try and put them alone in the center with infantry on the wings and maybe a few scattered around the front. To make sure of your test, try it with a mounted commander leading infantry.

In the absence of orders, they attack. This has been my experience 100% of the time.