I was reading up about Gustavus Adolphus, and the book mentioned that his main opponent, Count Johann Tserclaes Tilly, reluctantly agreed to attack him in the open, probably because of taunts from the younger officers that he was a pussy during the Battle of Breitenfeld.
Basically, in a council of war, is everyone an equal? They can chastize each other, etc.? Also, what's the deal with regimental flags? Is it simply for morale?
Keep in mind that in this period, there were no 'national armies.' Your armies were consistent of what were effect independent brigades (regiments) that were private businesses being paid to fight for your country. Most recruited locally, but not always. So you had large armies of mercenaries well into the 18th century dominating the European battlefields. Frederick II was one of the first to understand that this wasn't especially effective. The regimental standards were essentially for morale purposes, but also were effectively a corporate logo.
In a council of war setting, it depends on what the monarch/leader would allow. There was no concept of operational art yet, so you didn't have regimental leaders reporting to a division commander and so on. A 'General' was basically a noble or aristocrat who had bought the title for himself, and hired a bunch of Colonels (leaders of mercenary regiments) to act as his command.