Meanwhile, in Solaria...

[Kwanstein]

Cavalry deal a lot in the first strike, monsters retreat easy. 800 cs of cavalry beating 1500 cs of monsters is impressive, but not surprising.

What stat does the captain influence? Leadership score? Cohesion?

I believe it increases a character's leadership score, by the amount shown. Leadership, in turn, influences a number of things, many of which I'm unsure of, but I believe that it does have a small effect on cohesion. I have also heard that leadership increases a unit's general fighting ability, which I would like to have confirmed or denied, if anyone is willing to share that with me.

[Penchant]

Cavalry deal a lot in the first strike, monsters retreat easy. 800 cs of cavalry beating 1500 cs of monsters is impressive, but not surprising.

What stat does the captain influence? Leadership score? Cohesion?

I believe leadership though I would not be surprised if it provided a bonus to cohesion too.

[Dante Silverfire]

Cavalry deal a lot in the first strike, monsters retreat easy. 800 cs of cavalry beating 1500 cs of monsters is impressive, but not surprising.

The monsters didn't retreat. They were killed.

I would  love confirmation about what leadership helps though.

[Kwanstein]

I believe leadership though I would not be surprised if it provided a bonus to cohesion too.

I've seen it explicitly said that captains only directly influence leadership.

[Penchant]

I've seen it explicitly said that captains only directly influence leadership.

though it has also been said leadership may provide a bonus to cohesion.