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Originally Posted by Tak
That is correct. Gallia boasts no more than a half-million population defended by an approximately 100,000 men army. Not a very large country nor a very large force.
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But we don't know how many troops Maximillian was
allowed to bring with him since it seems he was never really popular amongst the other members of the royal family.
Selvaria tells Maximillian late in the game that "the enemie's numbers numbers are fasting approaching that of our own". So if we look at this as actual fact and even after we take into the account the attrition of combat, it seems Maximillian never brought a sizable force.
If Gallia has an Army the size 92,000, Maximillian probably only brought a force of 120,000 but with a high concentration of mobile units. In the game's introduction of the Empire's attack, all the attacking army groups were given the "Panzer" designation.
I think that was the real force multiplier for the Empire with their Blitzkrieg tactics that allowed them to sweep through the country. However when they got bogged down around Vasel Bridge, they lost their edge and got dragged into a bloody slogging match.