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0 pointslmz11mo ago0 comments

Well if he had the loyalty of the surrounding subjects presumably there's a lot less looting during his sieges.

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Yeul11mo ago

That's not how it worked. Armies had the tendency to eat more than the locals could provide. A region that could feed itself suddenly has to provide for thousands of soldiers. This is why war inevitably led to starvation.

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0 pointslmz11mo ago0 comments

Well if he had the loyalty of the surrounding subjects presumably there's a lot less looting during his sieges.

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Yeul11mo ago

That's not how it worked. Armies had the tendency to eat more than the locals could provide. A region that could feed itself suddenly has to provide for thousands of soldiers. This is why war inevitably led to starvation.

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