Saruman's army

Saruman's army was the 10,000-strong army of the White Wizard Saruman, treacherous agent of the Dark Lord Sauron. Amassed at Isengard in the years leading to the of the War of the Ring, Saruman planned to use this great force to conquer Rohan for his new master, but also to try seize the One Ring first and claim it for himself.
==Description & history==
The army mainly consisted of Orc-kind creatures, ranging from the common Orcs to Half-orcs and Uruk-hai. The Wizard Saruman was also allied with the wild men of Dunland, and had a number of Wargs used as mounts for the Orcs. The primary emblem displayed by the warriors of Isengard was the "White Hand of Isengard" - a white hand painted on their shields. The host was equipped with siege ladders, a battering ram, and the "fire of Orthanc", an explosive device of Saruman's making.
Having betrayed the White Council, Saruman began to secretly muster a following at Isengard, throwing in his lot with the neighbouring enemies of Gondor and Rohan. Around TA 2990, he started making his own Orcs and eventually crossbreeding them with Men. After Saruman's nominal fealty to Sauron in TA 3000, his Uruks joined Orcs of the Misty Mountains in attacks upon eastern Rohan. The Wizard continued to increase the numbers of his army, both in service and in tacite rivalry of the Dark Lord. 
During the War of the Ring, Saruman began his open war against Théoden on Sauron's behalf, and his war-bands made incursions into Rohan's lands. The Wizard also sent a company to harry the Fellowship of the Ring, in hopes of capturing the Ring-bearer first. In TA 3019, an Orc-host from Isengard, reinforced by hordes from Dunland, fought with Théodred at the Fords of Isen. The First Battle at the Fords of Isen ended in the retreat of Saruman's army, which had fulfilled its orders: the slaying of Théodred. Saruman's company ambushed the Fellowship at Amon Hen and captured two of the Hobbits, but were destroyed by the Riders of Rohan on the outskirts of Fangorn Forest. 
In a final push against Rohan, Saruman unleashed his army - now numbering 10,000 warriors, including many Uruk-hai - upon the Rohirrim. Though facing some opposition in the Second Battle at the Fords of Isen, the legions of Isengard pressed on towards Helm's Deep, where Théoden sought to make a stand. Throughout the Battle of the Hornburg, Saruman's army dominated much of the skirmish and almost overran the Rohirrim defenders, having both breached the wall with explosive craft and climbed it with ladders. However, the unexpected arrival of Rohirrim reinforcements turned the tide in Théoden's favour and the Uruk-hai were vanquished. The last of Saruman's main army was then wiped out by the vengeful Huorns as they fled.
A small portion of Saruman's warriors stayed at Isengard during the attack on the Hornburg, and fought the Ents in the march to Isengard. By the next day, March 3 of TA 3019, this remnant was utterly destroyed by Treebeard, Pippin, Merry, and the Ents, save for an unknown number of Dunlendings who surrendered to the victors.
==In other versions==
In the earlier drafts of The Lord of the Rings, Saruman's army was merely another division of Sauron's forces. During his imprisonment in Orthanc, Gandalf witnessed Saruman gathering hordes of Orcs and wolves to do the bidding of his new master.The Treason of Isengard, "The Council of Elrond (1)" In these versions of the story, the army of Isengard, seeing the "war-beacons afar off blazing in Mordor", would join the hosts of Rhûn, Harad, Dol Dúghul (Dol Guldur), Moria and Mordor in a massive assault against Ondor (Gondor); Saruman himself would have been present at the Siege of Minas Tirith, commanding Sauron's armies. 
==In adaptations ==
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Saruman's army is portrayed as the second army of Sauron. According to the tie-in Weapons and Warfare, Sauron wanted a another force at Isengard with which to destroy Rohan and "to form a second pincer with which to crush Gondor", so he instructed his vassal, Saruman, to build him one.The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare This portrayal echoes that of the earlier drafts of the book. In The Two Towers film (2002), the culvert of the Hornburg was breached by a group of exceptionally strong Uruks called "Berserkers", one of whom rushes forth with a flaming torch in hand, undeterred by an wave of arrows piercing him from above. He throws himself into the culvert, and thus ignites the bomb that explodes and breaks the Deeping Wall - called only the "fire of Orthanc" in the book, by Aragorn.
Many Uruk-hai in the host are shown using crossbows, which were not mentioned by Tolkien. The White Wizard also used Wargs that resemble hyenas more than wolves.
None of the Uruk soldiers at Helm's Deep speak with Aragorn, or to anyone, in the film, as some do in the book.
==Weapons & equipment==
*Swords/bows/arrows
*Axe/Shields
*Maces
*Spears/pikes
*Crossbows/bolts
*Armors/helmets
*Siege-towers/catapults/siege ladders/battering rams
*Ballista/climbing hooks
*Fire of Orthanc/bombs
==Gallery==
File:Uruk-hai upclose.jpg|Uruks near the front lines, at Helm's Deep, in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
File:Uruk-hai Berserker TTT.jpg|A Berserker in the films, running to light Saruman's bomb
File:Uruk-hai in rain.jpg
Category:Armies
Category:Agents of Saruman
Category:Non-canonical Servants of Sauron