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Szwedo t1_ix7dsa0 wrote

Reply to comment by Thuis001 in what was the population of ancient Mesopotamia? by Omastnar

Armies back in this time were barely professional

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Thuis001 t1_ix7n4li wrote

That has no bearing on how many calories an individual needs though. Just on how capable an army would be at ensuring the soldier has access to those.

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imperialus81 t1_ix816ic wrote

You'd be surprised.

We do for example have records of what 'in theory' Napoleon was giving his troops in the early 19th century and it isn't far off the numbers I listed. This is the 'ideal' situation, not when they were marching home from Moscow:

24 oz of bread, 8 oz of meat, 2oz legumes.

My own numbers were more bread focused with less meat, but on that note you saw how pissy some folks got when I suggested half that quantity of meat upthread.

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