Thanks Hammy that clears things up.

Ah Hazelbark suddenly things are getting a little cloudy. Maybe it's all this drinking. The BG I have in mind is not in ambush it's behind a terrain piece (such as a large hill or wood) and out of sight of the enemy. I'm aware that to be in ambush a BG has to be in a terrain piece. My point is simpl...

Thanks for interrupting the essential pre battle prep of boozing to clarify this for me. Traditionally, I've always performed better with a raging hangover.

Now where did I deploy my pint?

Having read Deploying Battle Groups at pages 145/6 I understand that those in ambush or on an outflanking march are omitted from initial deployment. The rules go on to state at page 146 "Thus the correct number of battle groups must be deployed in each batch, until all visible on-table battle g...