How many men did Stannis have after Blackwater?

After the Fight by Deepwood Motte, before the March on Winterfell,he has 5,000 men: 1,400 Southerners,around 2–3,000 Mountain clansmen. The other men come from the wolfswood and around those areas, and from House Mormont.

Who won battle of Blackwater?

Stannis still got his men up on the walls and routed the garrison within four hours, despite Tyrion’s efforts. Without Tywin and the Tyrells hitting Stannis in the rear, Tyrion, Cersei and Joffrey still die and Stannis still wins, albeit with quite a few casualties.

Why did Stannis Baratheon want to take King’s landing?

It was an attempt by Stannis Baratheon to take King’s Landing, and to seize the Iron Throne from King Joffrey Baratheon . Upon claiming the Iron Throne, Stannis Baratheon realized he lacked the manpower needed to take King’s Landing.

How did Tyrion Lannister defeat Stannis Baratheon?

It required a naval assault and an attack on the city gates by land. Tyrion Lannister, acting Hand of the King, led the defense of the city. He successfully destroyed a large portion of Stannis’s fleet through the use of wildfire, but was unable to prevent Stannis’s army from landing and gaining the walls of the city.

What happened to the Stormlands after the Battle of the Baratheon?

Most of the military strength of the Stormlands was destroyed in the battle. Most Baratheon vassal Houses sided with Renly at the beginning of the war, but later shifted to follow Stannis after Renly’s death. A very few sided with Stannis originally, and effectively none had sided with Joffrey.

Why did Tyrion not take Melisandre with him to King’s landing?

On the advice of his loyal vassal and future Hand, Davos Seaworth, he decided not to take Melisandre with him to King’s Landing, concerned that the victory would be credited to her and not himself. With King’s Landing in danger, Tyrion made preparations to withstand siege.