With no opposing artillery, the redcoat infantry remain concentrated. Their steady line advance frustrates an attempted pincer and brings the entire formation toward the enemy commander. The three-star general becomes the explicit target of a decapitation strike. Removing an experienced commander prevents him from organizing a more proficient army later, so campaign-level command value outweighs merely taking ground in one battle.
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Why the enemy general becomes the primary target
A steady infantry advance is used to eliminate an enemy three-star general before his army can become a more serious threat.