Is it not possible that the “less than 40,000” you mentioned as an oddly low figure for the eponymous “Robert’s Rebellion” not represent the Rebel Army in the field as opposed to total Manpower? (we may infer that Lord Robert’s army was scattered after Ashford, that Lord Jon was obliged to leave a strong Garrison in the Vale to keep both Clans & Graftons quiet – it also seems likely that not a few lords would elect to sit on the fence when Rebel recruiters popped by).

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One can come up with reasons as to why the numbers at the Battle of the Trident were what they were, but in comparison to their total manpower, the ratio is still astonishingly low. 

After all, if they don’t win the war, they’re all going to die, so that’s a pretty strong argument for putting as many men into the field as possible. 

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