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<blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 2341486" data-attributes="member: 3346">Realistically, if an army of 50,000 invades, you will want to have at least as many troops to face them.&nbsp; So if you can only find 5k regulars, you will try to round up 40k to 50k of peasants and militia levies.The thing to remember is that your peasant and militia levies will not come from all parts of the country, assuming this is a defensive battle against an invader.&nbsp; Instead you will have 100% of the militia and peasant levies from areas near where the battle is taking place, because the peasants and militia have to walk.&nbsp; Your regulars are probably mounted (either cavalry or mounted infantry that rides to the battle and then dismounts), so you should be able to bring all 5k of them to the battle.&nbsp; You wouldn't want to leave any regulars in reserve, facing an invasion this large.&nbsp; Leave militia and town watch in reserve.Ideally, the outcome of the battle will depend on your regulars ability to fight.&nbsp; The peasants and militia are just there to make sure your regulars don't get outflanked or surrounded on the battlefield.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Endur, post: 2341486, member: 3346"] Realistically, if an army of 50,000 invades, you will want to have at least as many troops to face them. So if you can only find 5k regulars, you will try to round up 40k to 50k of peasants and militia levies. The thing to remember is that your peasant and militia levies will not come from all parts of the country, assuming this is a defensive battle against an invader. Instead you will have 100% of the militia and peasant levies from areas near where the battle is taking place, because the peasants and militia have to walk. Your regulars are probably mounted (either cavalry or mounted infantry that rides to the battle and then dismounts), so you should be able to bring all 5k of them to the battle. You wouldn't want to leave any regulars in reserve, facing an invasion this large. Leave militia and town watch in reserve. Ideally, the outcome of the battle will depend on your regulars ability to fight. The peasants and militia are just there to make sure your regulars don't get outflanked or surrounded on the battlefield. [/QUOTE]

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