A few ideas on how to facilitate the command of the columns of troops.
In the game players often do not realize where their commanders where to go and what to do.
Therefore, players would find difficult to perform maneuvers in their battle formations.
The idea is the following.
1.
It is necessary to interest the player to walk the columns under the command of the commander (officer). To do this, to get the bonus, for example, accuracy, player must go to his commander and take its place in the column. How can he know where his place in formation? It is necessary for each commander to make point, indicating the location of its division. Players who are in his division to take place in formation, coming to this point and press the "use". Once the first subordinate soldier took his place, he loses the ability to move, it moves obey the orders of the commander, in a single game. He can just aim and shoot. Point at the same time, moves to the place of the next soldier. And the next soldier can take its place. A soldier at any time, may leave his place. At the same time he loses bonuses. Formation automatically adjusts to the new number of soldiers.
Where is the commander is, whether it be in battle formation, or command from the shelter - it can be varied. Also flags-holders, musicians and other bonus-adding roles can have their special place at those division point.
2.
In consequence of the previous paragraph, the commanders get more power than ever before. Therefore, it is important, who would manage the division. It will be convenient to introduce the election of a commander for each division. (The same principle can be done for the generals command, which will also be elected by ballot at the beginning of the round. Set up divisions points for them, which they can move. Divisions gains different bonuses when reach this points. And so on.)
Main of idea - simplify commandment of units on field. And make battle more realistic and closer to historical realities. It is only a sketch of the basic ideas, you can do a lot of interesting things in this direction.
P.S. Alternatively, you can only make a point of indicating the location of the divisions that are visible to the soldiers of this divisions.