Why did House Tyrell fall so easily?

Since it’s fiction, I guess it’s because HBO wanted to even the odds for House Lannister. The biggest reason why House Tyrell lost is because the Lannisters somehow magically acquired all troop movements of Daenerys’s forces but masked their own.

How big was the Tyrell army?

Nevertheless, The Reach is presented as having the largest standing army around, with some 60,000–80,000 troops loyal to House Tyrell, according to estimates gleaned from George R.R. Martin’s novels. But with only 20,000 soldiers of their own, the Tyrells were particularly dependent on their bannermen.

How did the Lannisters army beat the Tyrells?

The sack. The Lannister army, aligned with House Tarly, marches on Highgarden. He sends the Unsullied army, led by Grey Worm, to take the Rock. However, Jaime in fact marches a Lannister host to the Reach with the backing of Randyll Tarly, and together sack Highgarden, crushing the House Tyrell garrison.

Who defeated the Lannisters?

The Battle In a decisive battle, Robb’s Northmen win a significant victory by defeating the Lannister army and take Jaime himself prisoner.

Who is the head of House Tyrell?

Olenna Tyrell
Background. Olenna Tyrell was the widow of Lord Luthor Tyrell and the mother of Mace Tyrell, the former Lord of Highgarden, Warden of the South, Lord Paramount of the Reach, and head of House Tyrell.

How big is the Baratheon Army?

In 299 AC, supported by Highgarden and Storm’s End, the host of Renly Baratheon is said to number a hundred thousand. Renly himself claims to have eighty thousand with him at Bitterbridge, while another ten thousand are with Lord Mace Tyrell at Highgarden.

What is the reach in Game of Thrones?

The Reach is a large and prosperous region of Westeros west of The Stormlands and south of The Westerlands. The seat of power is in Highgarden, ruled by the noble House Tyrell. The Reach is more fertile than the Riverlands, and the source of the best produce in Westeros.