i would like to see something like this
The big part of the game is the battle. You are a foot soldier with a musket. (Its singleplayer)
There are 2 parts in the battle.
First you are fixed in a line. The regiment moves in formation and you just go with them. You cant move on your own, just look around like cod scripted scenes. What you can do is fire your musket. Aim, fire and reload. Maybe here a small minigame for the reloading speed.
When enemy is near enough the meele part starts. Now you can fight with a system like NW. After the defeat of the enemy regiment the line reorganize and move on with aim fire part at the next regiment.
The rest of the big, maybe historical battle is more movie than regiments with bots. You fight your own small battle, but see the others fighting too far away. If you "die" in battle your wounded and miss the next battle.
im not good at "writing what i think" btw^^ but maybe you still can imagine what i try to explain
