Nystrian Army
Through AROTD3 Chapter 58 (Story Day 299). Reconstituted ORBAT (end of Book 03) from author table Locations/Nystria/Armed Forces.txt.
Royal Army — Royal Fief
| Role / unit |
Holder / strength |
Notes |
| General |
General Thomas |
Army high command (continuous from Book 01). |
| Royal Guards |
4 companies of infantry |
Standing infantry under direct royal command on the Royal Fief — naming parallel to duchy Guards units. |
| Engineers and sappers |
1 company |
Includes mage support (below). |
| Cavalry |
4 companies |
Royal Fief mounted arm. |
| Formation |
Seat / HQ |
Commander |
Other officers |
Strength (stated) |
| Royal Guards |
Royal Fief |
Under General Thomas / Colonel Bartholomew (Army high command) |
— |
4 companies of infantry |
| 1st Cumberland Guards |
Ostford |
Colonel Archibald |
Captain Cuthbert |
4 companies of infantry |
| 1st Midlands Guards |
Wickham |
Colonel Nelson |
— |
— |
| 1st Kernow Guards |
Southham |
Colonel Robert |
— |
— |
| 1st Westmarch Guards |
(duchy seat) |
Colonel Samuel |
Lieutenant Morris |
— |
| 1st Kirkwall Guards |
(duchy seat) |
Colonel Peter |
— |
— |
Formation notes
| Item |
Detail |
| Royal Guards |
Crown infantry on the Royal Fief, under the King via Royal Army command — same Guards naming pattern as the duchy units. |
| Colonel Samuel |
Earlier Major Samuel, 2nd Regiment (loyalist Green Park / Newtown meadow Days 223–232). |
| Colonel Peter |
1st Kirkwall Guards — not the hanged rebel Duke Peter of Kirkwall. |
| Colonel Robert |
1st Kernow Guards — not King Robert. |
| Duchy vs Royal |
Duchy Guards are standing forces of each restored duchy; Royal Guards are the King's infantry within the Royal Army on the Royal Fief. |
| Elite Archers |
Cumberland Elite Archers (Lady Karla) remain a separate Cumberland unit — → Cumberland_Elite_Archers.md. Not listed in the Royal/Guards reconstitution table. |
High command (continuity)
| Role |
Holder |
Notes |
| General |
General Thomas |
Army chief (Day 57+). Garrison Fulham; patrols cliffs; mounted detachment to Langford. Authorized to raise 2000 new troops on two-year terms (Day 57). 2000 trained and deployed to coastal garrisons (Day 119). Three fortified encampments planned (two north, one near Southham). Remains General of the reconstituted Royal Army / Royal Guards (end Book 03). |
| Military Chief of Staff (Privy Council) |
Sir Cullen of Kirkwall |
Retired Army; knighted before appointment — civilian/Knight office, not a field regiment. → Governments/Nystria.md |
Deployments (Day 110+)
Ordered by King Robert after Count Matthias's Southham report (Day 110):
| Unit |
Mission |
Location |
| Mounted company |
Regular patrols on roads Southham ↔ Dal Valley and Southham ↔ Thornwick |
Southham region; patrols to begin within five days of order |
| Infantry battalion |
Garrison new fortified camp outside Southham |
Camp under construction just outside Southham city walls |
| Purpose |
Deter Black Crow road ambushes; show strength without full-scale operation; defend Southham against possible Pârsâ move |
|
Context: Matthias and Miri favor patrols plus just administration over a large offensive operation; Milos initially favored a combined mounted/infantry operation; Robert leaned toward Milos but accepted the middle plan Miri had proposed.
Civil war operations (Days 229–232)
- Major Geoffrey: 3rd Regiment + mounted company + Duke John's fyrd march Southham → Newtown (~4–5 days); forage allowed; summary execution for rape per John's orders.
Other Army references (Days 57–101)
- Army mobilized after Danian invasion evidence from woods/cave operations (Day 57).
- Sir Godfrey (Knight) tasked with Wickham Black Crow threat while Company goes to Southham (Day 101).
- Army training must not be interrupted for Southham mission lest Dania invade (Day 101, Lilia/Matthias).
- Day 123: King Robert orders Count Matthias and the Company to make war preparations (messenger to Newtown).
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