Once both sides have deployed their forces, The attacker receives the first turn. Just as on the terrain map, there is a unit cycle that selects each unit in turn. You may choose to move your units in any order desired however.
To select a unit out of the order presented, hold your mouse over the unit and click when you see the small blue flag and arrow cursor.
On the map surrounding the selected unit you will see small dots (either red or green) Place your mouse over a dot and click when you see the soldier cursor. The selected unit immediately moves to the new location. Green dots mark areas that are currently safe, although the enemy may be able to attack those spaces on his turn.
If your unit is in range of an enemy with firearms or cannon, a crosshairs cursor appears over the enemy unit. If your unit has already fired, you see a unloaded gun. When you are next to an enemy a crossed swords (melee) cursor appears over the enemy unit. Clicking on an enemy unit attacks it.