Why did Stannis invade the North?

Stannis was answering Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch Jeor Mormont’s call for aid against Mance Rayder’s attack. He took both Davos Seaworth and Melisandre’s advice that to sit the Iron Throne he must earn the Iron Throne. He landed his men at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea and rode them north of the Wall.

What happened stannis army?

During the march, the Stormcrows (500 men) deserted. After Stannis sacrificed his daughter, all of the rest of the sellswords (about 1,500 men) abandoned him, and also half of his regular Baratheon army deserted; those who fled took all of the surviving horses.

Why didn’t Mance go to Eastwatch to defeat Stannis?

Stannis landed his ships at Eastwatch-by-the-sea, and took a significant portion of the garrison north of the wall from there to hit Mance’s army in the flank. The reason that Mance didn’t go to Eastwatch is the logistical difficulty of moving that many men an extra couple hundred miles.

Why did Stannis go north to fight Mance Rayder?

While Melisandre wanted to sacrifice “king’s blood” to change Stannis’ fortunes, Davos reminded him that a true king protects his people. With the letter from Castle Black asking for help, Stannis decides to go north, beyond the Wall, and take on Mance Rayder.

Why did Stannis not order a Pyrrhic attack on Mance?

Stannis had only 4,000 men but the point is that he was able to capture Mance off guard. Mance is also averse to fighting battles that would lead to an inordinate number of deaths of free folk. So he wouldn’t order a pyrrhic attack while surrounded by four thousand trained cavalrymen. You people are pretty misinformed.

Why did Stannis attack the wildlings in the first place?

As in the book, I think the show shows pretty clearly that Stannis’ forces attacked the wildlings in response to a letter he received from the Wall requesting aid to repel the impending wildling invasion. You may recall Shireen teaching Davos to read.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tiYDLLe4Co