Attacking

Nice image eh? Here are attacking an English fort, now attacking can happen in two ways. You can attack with your men and muskets on foot which I do NOT SUGGEST doing, because you can waste your entire crew doing so. I suggest attacking upfront and personal, slamming into the way and not even shooting at the wall. Slam into it, and then you will fence with the commander!

When you defeat the commander, the garrison will flee and you have control of the town! You round up all the valuables, pending on how long the battle lasts the villagers may have hidden a lot of it away, or some of it! Also... if you have enough forces, you can liberate the town into your own nationality, which is a GREAT way to gain rank!