[Truper]

When I'm playing Man, I usually set my infantry to "hold and attack closest". This is because Man has the best archers in the game - you might as well give them as much time to wreak havoc as possible before melee is joined. This has the added benefit of not letting them wander so far forward that they get out of range. Otherwise, there's not much else you can do that you haven't already done. Note that its also very valuable to have a Bard singing Soothing Song near your other mages, to have them benefit from the reinvigoration.