After playing the game a little more I would like to reiterate a couple of points that have been made before by other players :-
1. It is very difficult to remember what units you have lost after a battle - especially if you only play once or twice a week. A summary screen showing losses so far and losses in the previous turn would be a great help.
It would also be nice to know exactly why points have been awarded each turn.
2. It's daft that you can be a couple of days sail away from a landing point but you have to wait until the next turn to disembark troops. I don't want them to stay aboard for a month - the French ships will do my troops serious harm in that time! (They just did)
Cheers, Chris