Strongest Army of Westeros

[GarlanTyrel]

Army and Navy Strength

The Crownlands

20,000 Troops (4,000 Mounted)

210 Ships Royal Fleet

The North

45,000 Troups (13,000 Mounted)

Basic Defensive ships at White Harbour

The Iron Islands

25,000 men

400 longships

100 war galleys (Iron Fleet)

The Riverlands

45,000 Troops (13,000 Mounted)

Small coastal force based at Seagard, Barges, skiffs on Rivers

The Vale of Arryn

45,000 Troops (13,000 Mounted)

Small defensive fleet at Gulltown

The Westerlands

60,000 Troops (20,000 Mounted)

Field exceptionally well-trained pikemen, which can wheel on command

Coastal fleet of between 50 cogs, galleys and dromonds based at Lannisport,

30 ships based along the coast.

All coastal houses to have naval forces.

The Reach

80,000 (25,000 Mounted) Troops At exceptional need, this can be raised to 100,000.

House Redwyne consists of 200 warships,

The Shield Islands, the coastal houses, the Mander lords and the defensive fleet at Oldtown can all increase.

300+ Ships

The Stormlands

40,000 Troops (only 5,000 Mounted)

Well-trained, particularly those based on the Dornish Marches.

There is a small number of ships based around the coast and Tarth

Dorne

20,000 Troops

Briiliant SpearMen

Their horses are known as "sand-steeds" and are best-suited to light, hit-and-run attacks using horse archers.

Small Amount of Ship at Sunspear and along the coast.

[Bright Blue Eyes]

Welcome to the forums.

Your sources or reasoning?

[KhalPwno]

Didn't robb only march south with 20k?

[Bright Blue Eyes]

Didn't robb only march south with 20k?

Yes, Robb marched south with 20,000. And left another 30,000-50,000 behind because the logistics of the North are hell. The jury is still out on how many exactly.

[Lee-Sensei]

^50 thousand? That's a bit much don't you think?

[John Doe]

And left another 30,000-50,000 behind because the logistics of the North are hell. The jury is still out on how many exactly.

I doubt the North has 50.000-70.00 men.

[Fat Mac]

Welcome to the forums.

Your sources or reasoning?

Looks very similar to something I believe was written for one of the rpgs?

[John Doe]

According to the GOT series wiki, these numbers were confirmed by Martin. Can anyone find a quote for that?

[TheLastStark]

-The Crownlands: approx. 15,000-20,000 men and 210 warships.

King's Landing 's City Watch has 2,000 men (raised to 6,000 men during the events of the novels, though the new recruits are of poor quality compared to the old).

The lords of Duskendale, Stokeworth, Rosby and other castles can raise between 10,000 and 15,000 more troops.

Dragonstone and the surrounding islands can raise around 3,000 troops, about 400 of whom would be mounted.

50 ships of the Royal Fleet are based at King's Landing. Their flagship is King Robert's Hammer.

160 ships (80 of them full war galleys) of the Royal Fleet are based at Dragonstone.

-The North: approx. 40,000 men, negligible sea power.

The North has a total fighting potential of around 40-45,000 men. The sheer size of the North means that assembling this force is difficult, and can be severely reduced by agricultural needs depending on the season. There are around four footsoldiers to every one mounted.

The North's last major fleet was destroyed by Brandon the Burner. Since then the North has had no strength at sea, just a few defensive ships based at White Harbor. During the War of the Five Kings,House Manderly received permission to begin building a major new fleet.

-The Iron Islands: approx. 20,000-25,000 men, 400 longships, 100 war galleys.

The Iron Islands can raise about 20,000 men, with almost no cavalry to speak of. Most of these men serve as raiders and skirmishers on their ships.

The ironborn have over 500 ships at their disposal, the overwhelming majority of which are longships, meant for coastal raiding, not pitched sea battles. The major exception is the Iron Fleet, which consists of 100 heavy way galleys dipping 100 oars or more. The flagship of the Iron Fleet is the Iron Victory.

-The Riverlands: approx. 45,000 men, negligible sea power.

The Riverlands can summon approximately 45,000 soldiers. There are three foot to every one horse.

House Frey can muster about 4,000 soldiers by itself.

The Riverlands has no major fleet, just a small coastal force based at Seagard to discourage raiding. Barges, skiffs and river galleys can be found on the rivers, however.

-The Vale of Arryn: approx. 45,000 men, negligible sea power.

The Vale can muster about 45,000 soldiers, with three foot to every one horse.

The Vale maintains a small defensive fleet at Gulltown .

Although the Vale may seem weak,it is very good at defense,because of their defensive mountains which shield them from conflicts outside.

-The Westerlands: approx 50,000-60,000 men (including the "dregs" of Lannisport ), 50-70 warships.

The Westerlands can raise about 50,000 soldiers at need. The ratio of foot to horse is unknown, although Tywin Lannister favors having about two to one. The Lannisters' immense wealth allows them to buy, train and equip the horses such numbers require, as well as hire large numbers ofsellswords .

When invading the Riverlands, the Lannister army is split into 15,000 men under Jaime and 20,000 under Tywin. These numbers are roughly doubled in the show, with both Tywin and Jaime having 30,000 men in their respective armies. Stafford Lannister was also in the process of training 10,000 additional "dregs" at Lannisport, before they were ambushed by Robb Stark.

The City Watch of Lannisport is extremely well-trained, and constitutes the most disciplined feudal foot levy in all of Westeros.

The Lannisters also field exceptionally well-trained pikemen, which can wheel on command. SerKevan Lannister is known to command the pikemen in battle.

The Lannisters command a coastal fleet of between 20 and 30 cogs, galleys and dromonds based at Lannisport, and an additional 30-40 ships based along the coast. Since the Greyjoy Rebellion , the Lannisters have ordered all coastal houses to have naval forces.

-The Reach: approx. 100,000 men and over 200 warships.

The Reach can muster a well-trained army of 80,000 men. At exceptional need, this can be raised to 100,000. The Reach generals prefer a cavalry to footsoldier ratio of two-to-one, but this is not always possible.

The Reach maintains an extremely large fleet at the Arbor, under the command of House Redwyne. This fleet consists of 200 warships which can dip 100 oars of more. The Shield Islands, the coastal houses, the Mander lords and the defensive fleet at Oldtown can all increase this number significantly.

-The Stormlands: approx. 30,000 men, negligible sea power.

The Stormlands can raise about 30,000 men. They have a very poor horse-to-foot ratio, so most of their army is not mounted.

Despite this, the Stormland forces are well-trained, particularly those based on the Dornish Marches.

There is a small number of ships based around the coast, although there is a constant threat of storms smashing them apart.

-Dorne: Significantly less than 50,000 men, and negligible sea power.

Dorne presents itself as being able to raise 50,000 men. A large part of their army consists of spearmen. Their horses are known as "sand-steeds" and are best-suited to light, hit-and-run attacks using horse archers (which Dorne has more of than any other army). Later, it was revealed that Dorne had significantly exaggerated its numbers and military power to appear more formidable than it really was. Doran Martell acknowledged that these numbers were exaggerated by Daeron Targaryen to make his military accomplishments seem greater than they were. The true numbers available to Dorne are not publicly known, although fan estimates generally put them at approx. 20,000-25,000.

Dorne has very few ships due to the lack of good anchorages along its coast.

[John Doe]

I mean a quote of Martin confirming these numbers. :P

[Lee-Sensei]

-The Crownlands: approx. 15,000-20,000 men and 210 warships.

King's Landing 's City Watch has 2,000 men (raised to 6,000 men during the events of the novels, though the new recruits are of poor quality compared to the old).

The lords of Duskendale, Stokeworth, Rosby and other castles can raise between 10,000 and 15,000 more troops.

Dragonstone and the surrounding islands can raise around 3,000 troops, about 400 of whom would be mounted.

50 ships of the Royal Fleet are based at King's Landing. Their flagship is King Robert's Hammer.

160 ships (80 of them full war galleys) of the Royal Fleet are based at Dragonstone.

-The North: approx. 40,000 men, negligible sea power.

The North has a total fighting potential of around 40-45,000 men. The sheer size of the North means that assembling this force is difficult, and can be severely reduced by agricultural needs depending on the season. There are around four footsoldiers to every one mounted.

The North's last major fleet was destroyed by Brandon the Burner. Since then the North has had no strength at sea, just a few defensive ships based at White Harbor. During the War of the Five Kings,House Manderly received permission to begin building a major new fleet.

-The Iron Islands: approx. 20,000-25,000 men, 400 longships, 100 war galleys.

The Iron Islands can raise about 20,000 men, with almost no cavalry to speak of. Most of these men serve as raiders and skirmishers on their ships.

The ironborn have over 500 ships at their disposal, the overwhelming majority of which are longships, meant for coastal raiding, not pitched sea battles. The major exception is the Iron Fleet, which consists of 100 heavy way galleys dipping 100 oars or more. The flagship of the Iron Fleet is the Iron Victory.

-The Riverlands: approx. 45,000 men, negligible sea power.

The Riverlands can summon approximately 45,000 soldiers. There are three foot to every one horse.

House Frey can muster about 4,000 soldiers by itself.

The Riverlands has no major fleet, just a small coastal force based at Seagard to discourage raiding. Barges, skiffs and river galleys can be found on the rivers, however.

-The Vale of Arryn: approx. 45,000 men, negligible sea power.

The Vale can muster about 45,000 soldiers, with three foot to every one horse.

The Vale maintains a small defensive fleet at Gulltown .

Although the Vale may seem weak,it is very good at defense,because of their defensive mountains which shield them from conflicts outside.

-The Westerlands: approx 50,000-60,000 men (including the "dregs" of Lannisport ), 50-70 warships.

The Westerlands can raise about 50,000 soldiers at need. The ratio of foot to horse is unknown, although Tywin Lannister favors having about two to one. The Lannisters' immense wealth allows them to buy, train and equip the horses such numbers require, as well as hire large numbers ofsellswords .

When invading the Riverlands, the Lannister army is split into 15,000 men under Jaime and 20,000 under Tywin. These numbers are roughly doubled in the show, with both Tywin and Jaime having 30,000 men in their respective armies. Stafford Lannister was also in the process of training 10,000 additional "dregs" at Lannisport, before they were ambushed by Robb Stark.

The City Watch of Lannisport is extremely well-trained, and constitutes the most disciplined feudal foot levy in all of Westeros.

The Lannisters also field exceptionally well-trained pikemen, which can wheel on command. SerKevan Lannister is known to command the pikemen in battle.

The Lannisters command a coastal fleet of between 20 and 30 cogs, galleys and dromonds based at Lannisport, and an additional 30-40 ships based along the coast. Since the Greyjoy Rebellion , the Lannisters have ordered all coastal houses to have naval forces.

-The Reach: approx. 100,000 men and over 200 warships.

The Reach can muster a well-trained army of 80,000 men. At exceptional need, this can be raised to 100,000. The Reach generals prefer a cavalry to footsoldier ratio of two-to-one, but this is not always possible.

The Reach maintains an extremely large fleet at the Arbor, under the command of House Redwyne. This fleet consists of 200 warships which can dip 100 oars of more. The Shield Islands, the coastal houses, the Mander lords and the defensive fleet at Oldtown can all increase this number significantly.

-The Stormlands: approx. 30,000 men, negligible sea power.

The Stormlands can raise about 30,000 men. They have a very poor horse-to-foot ratio, so most of their army is not mounted.

Despite this, the Stormland forces are well-trained, particularly those based on the Dornish Marches.

There is a small number of ships based around the coast, although there is a constant threat of storms smashing them apart.

-Dorne: Significantly less than 50,000 men, and negligible sea power.

Dorne presents itself as being able to raise 50,000 men. A large part of their army consists of spearmen. Their horses are known as "sand-steeds" and are best-suited to light, hit-and-run attacks using horse archers (which Dorne has more of than any other army). Later, it was revealed that Dorne had significantly exaggerated its numbers and military power to appear more formidable than it really was. Doran Martell acknowledged that these numbers were exaggerated by Daeron Targaryen to make his military accomplishments seem greater than they were. The true numbers available to Dorne are not publicly known, although fan estimates generally put them at approx. 20,000-25,000.

Dorne has very few ships due to the lack of good anchorages along its coast.

This looks about right, but I'm curious...why do you think the Vale appears week. They're about on equal terms with the Riverlands and the North and are only below the Westerlands and the Reach.

[Dimples]

I doubt the North has 50.000-70.00 men.

50,000 is very possible. 70,000 is not.

[DamoDega]

Based on these numbers

I say Fran... The Reach can be the favourite

Westerland can put up a fight, but Lannister better spend some of dat gold to buy longbow english archers :D

[thelittledragonthatcould]

Yes, Robb marched south with 20,000. And left another 30,000-50,000 behind because the logistics of the North are hell. The jury is still out on how many exactly.

Why did he never feel the need to call for reinforcements? He was desperate for the Vale and the Ironborn to help him out, why not send for a second force like Tywin did with Stafford? Mace held back 10k at Highgarden but had them later join up with his main force before they fought at the Blackwater.

[John Doe]

Yeah, either the Reach or the Westerlands are the strongest. The Reach has more men (and more Knights), but isn't good positioned compared to the Westerlands, which is the richest Kingdom and can thus provide good euipment and training.

[John Doe]

Why did he never feel the need to call for reinforcements? He was desperate for the Vale and the Ironborn to help him out, why not send for a second force like Tywin did with Stafford? Mace held back 10k at Highgarden but had them later join up with his main force before they fought at the Blackwater.

Maybe his bannermen were not loyal enough. :P

[SacredOrderOfGreenMen]

Yes, Robb marched south with 20,000. And left another 30,000-50,000 behind because the logistics of the North are hell. The jury is still out on how many exactly.

All for House Stark but that is way overshooting it.

[JonBranRickon]

And the Reach has House Tarly

[SacredOrderOfGreenMen]

Yeah, either the Reach or the Westerlands are the strongest. The Reach has more men (and more Knights), but isn't good positioned compared to the Westerlands, which is the richest Kingdom and can thus provide good euipment and training.

The Westerlands is the richest? Do you mean in just sheer quantity of currency? Yeah certainly, but the Reach has way more food. I'd give them equal for training, but given the last war, I'd say that the Westermen have more experienced veterans who've seen actual combat, by far.

[John Doe]

Yeah certainly, but the Reach has way more food. I'd give them equal for training, but given the last war, I'd say that the Westermen have more experienced veterans who've seen actual combat, by far.

Of course in winter food is worth more, but gold is always and everywhere (with that I mean in Planetos as far as we know it and disregarding the lands north of the Wall) a valuable and stabile ressource, whereas the worth of food varies more. Gold can be easily transported and stored compared to food. Plus, Gold can be used to buy food somewhere else.