That last bit is the trickiest but still quite helpful

Thank you! That clears everything up quite well.

Followup really quick, if in this instance Ionian had supported Rome to Apulia, would that change the outcome?

So here's my question, If you say, order Ionian to Apulia expecting a bounce, then also have Aegan issue a support hold order to Ionian Then Rome moves to Apulia, bouncing you out If there were a support attack on the Ionian, say Tunis supported by Naples, would you hold or would the Ionian be captu...

Thanks!

When a unit is forced to retreat, can they disband when they still have valid places to retreat to?