Also the band have 4000 mounted crossbow men but these men were drawn from the footmen, thereby leaving the rest of the foot "a little light on crossbows." Based on these rough figures alone, the Band has around 24,000 fighting men (9,000 horse and 15,000 foot).
One banner of horse contains roughly 1,500 riders and one banner of foot about 3,000 men. With regard to the Band of the Red Hand, they had six banners of horse and five banners of foot as of Knife of Dreams. In those times, there existed, from smallest to largest, Banners, Legions, Grand Legions, and a formal definition of an 'army.' Many believe they cannot be beaten when Mat is commanding them, and so far they have not.Īs mentioned in the above section, the military structure is taken from the model used in the vast armies that took to the field during the Trolloc Wars until the time of Artur Hawkwing. The commanders and many members were drawn to the band by Mat's luck as well as the fact that he is a brilliant general. The Band's organization and tactics stem from the many memories in Mat's head that were given to him by the Eelfinn. The original members of the Band were from Tear and Cairhien, but many were later recruited from Altara, Andor, and Murandy. The Band is led by Matrim Cauthon, arguably the best general alive and at the very least a commander on the level of the Five Great Captains. It is said that they were last to fall to the Trollocs, defending King Aemon al Caar al Thorin himself, when Manetheren died. The Band of the Red Hand ( Shen an Calhar in the Old Tongue) is an army named after a legendary band of Manetheren heroes. The Second Squadron of the Band of the Red Hand History
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