Letherii Army

The Letherii Army could field 600,000 soldiers, drawn from both their own lands and their protectorates.Midnight Tides, Chapter 4, US SFBC p.124 Its forces were extremely malleable, with its soldiers trained to quick adaptation, if the circumstances warranted it.Midnight Tides, Chapter 13, US SFBC p.413-414 Training was extensive and their forces were highly mobile, relying on specially constructed military roads throughout the kingdom.
It tended to use sorcerous means to achieve their ends more than physical combat, attaching masters of sorcery trained by the Ceda Kuru Qan to each legion. The Ceda's mages also allowed for instantaneous communication between units.Midnight Tides, Chapter 14, US SFBC p.430
Horses were not a part of Letherii culture until the conquering of Bluerose. As a result, what little cavalry they possessed was inept and disorganised despite training from dozens of Bluerose officers.Midnight Tides, Chapter 19, US SFBC p.576 This was entirely intentional on Bluerose's part as proved by any knowledgeable inspection of the inferior saddles and stirrups they provided the mostly clueless Letherii.Midnight Tides, Chapter 19, US SFBC p.576 Lether was not completely unaware of Bluerose's questionable loyalty, however, and it was Letherii policy to assign Bluerose units to distant parts of the empire.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 6, US HC p.147
There were fierce rivalries among the various legions.Reaper's Gale, Prologue, US HC p.27 
Crossbows were unknown to the people of Lether.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 13, US HC p.351 
== Rank structure ==
* Preda, commander of the Army
* Atri-Preda, military commander who governed a city or town
* Atri-Ceda, commander of the mages
* Finadd, captain of a unit
== Units ==
* Eastern Army
* Artisan Battalion
* Bluerose Battalion
* Borthen Brigade
* Cold Clay Battalion
* Crimson Rampant Brigade
* Drene Garrison
* Fent Garrison
* Grass Jackets Brigade
* Harridict Brigade
* Imperial Brigade
* Katter Legion
* King's Battalion
* Maiden Garrison
* Merchants' Battalion
* Queen's Battalion
* Quillas Brigade
* Riven Brigade
* Shake Legion
* Snakebelt Battalion
* Tattered Banner Army
* Trate Legion
* Wave Wake Brigade
* Whitefinder Battalion
==Letherii Military Tactics==
Letherii military doctrine called for war in three phases. The initial phase called for a rolling, mobile defence designed to draw their enemies forward. The second phase, saw a Letherii counter-attack involving deep strikes to cut enemy supply lines and a series of attacks and tactical withdrawals. In the final phase, the enemy was encircled to complete their annihilation. Naval forces might be used at this point to strike the enemy's homelands, burning their homes, and slaughtering their families.
Letherii lands were criss-crossed by specially constructed roads designed to quickly move forces where needed. Caches of food and water were hidden throughout the kingdom, along with massive military repositories.
==Benefits and liabilities==
Families of soldiers killed in the line of duty received a death pension from the Letherii government. At the same time, heirs and kin were responsible for costs of lost equipment and debts incurred by the departed.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 7, US HC p.160 
==In Midnight Tides==
The Letherii Army was summoned in full force to defend the kingdom against the Tiste Edur invasion led by Rhulad Sengar. The Edur struck first at Trate defeating the Trate Legion and the Cold Clay Battalion with a shock attack using an immense ocean spirit.Midnight Tides, Chapter 6 The Edur fleet then moved against Letherii positions on The Reach penninsula. Preda Unnutal Hebaz ordered the garrison at the unfinished First Maiden Fort evacuated to Fent Reach. But Atri-Preda Yan Tovis was forced to surrender the city and its garrison when she realised she faced an overwhelming force of over three hundred thousand Edur.Midnight Tides, Chapter 14, US SFBC p.430Midnight Tides, Chapter 15
At the same time, multiple Edur armies crossed the northern western frontier to capture a string of Letherii forts. Fear Sengar's army defeated the Queen's Battalion, Quillas Brigade, and Grass Jackets Brigade at High Fort capturing Queen Janall Diskanar and Prince Quillas in the process.Midnight Tides, Chapter 18 Tomad Sengar's army seized Fort Shake from the Harridict BrigadeMidnight Tides, Chapter 18 and the Artisan Battalion was forced to abandon The Manse.Midnight Tides, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.596/597 The Riven Brigade and the Snakebelt Battalion fell back from guarding Old Katter and Awl to defend Letheras, the Letherii capital.Midnight Tides, Chapter 19Midnight Tides, Chapter 21
The Letherii Army's final defense before reaching Letheras was Brans Keep. Here the converging Edur armies reunited to defeat the majority of the remaining Letherii legions with a horrifying display of Chaos sorcery. Defeated in the battle were the Crimson Rampant Brigade, the Snakebelt Battalion, the Riven Brigade, the King's Battalion, the Merchants' Battalion, the Artisan Battalion, and the Whitefinder Battalion. Tens of thousands of Letherii soldiers and Preda Hebaz were killed in the fighting.Midnight Tides, Chapter 23 
The battle effectively ended Letherii resistance to the invasion. The victorious Edur soon entered the capital, and after some brief resistance in the city streets, declared themselves rulers of the Letherii Empire.Midnight Tides, Chapter 24
==In Reaper's Gale==
Atri-Preda Bivatt led the Eastern Army against Redmask's Awl in the Awl Campaign. Her forces included the Artisan Battalion, the Bluerose Battalion, the Crimson Rampant Brigade, the Harridict Brigade, the Merchants' Battalion, and members of the Drene Garrison.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 12 After a shocking failure at the Battle of Bast Fulmar, the Letherii had better success as the Battle of Pradegar.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 12Reaper's Gale, Chapter 16 Although defeating the Awl at the Battle of Q'uson Tapi, the Eastern Army was annihilated by the late arriving army of White Face Barghast led by Onos T'oolan.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 22
==Notes and references==
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