Actually, military service in the middle ages was primarily a privilege extended to those who could be trusted (and afford) to bear arms
I know numbers in wars were often exaggerated by orders of magnitude &military historians have been showing this using pay records.
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So 10,000 men marched on X can actually mean 500.
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Given 90% of casualties are noncombat, by the end of a long march, yes. Unless you're the Duke of Marlborough.
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