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==Military strength== A semi-canon source from 2005 estimates the [[military strength]] of the westerlands to be fifty thousand men strong, though this count includes even green boys, and depletes most castles of any protection.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Loren I Lannister]] marched a host of twenty-two thousand from the westerlands to battle.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The westerlands contributed ten thousand men-at-arms and one thousand [[knight]]s during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} According to a semi-canon source, in {{Date|261}} [[House Reyne]] was able to field eight thousand men, while Houses [[House Westerling|Westerling]], [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Plumm|Plumm]], and [[House Stackspear|Stackspear]] together were able to field at least sixty-five hundred men together.<ref name=westerlands>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ "The World of Ice and Fire", The Westerlands, unabridged version]</ref> In {{Date|283}}, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] commanded twelve thousand [[House Lannister|Lannister]] men during the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|12}} The [[Lannister fleet]] at [[Lannisport]] consists of twenty or thirty cogs, carracks, galleys, and dromonds, while lesser lords have two or three ships for patrolling. <ref name=SSMLF>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet], September 26, 1999</ref> A semi-canon sources from 2005 estimates the total naval power of the westerlands to be “probably closer to fifty or sixty large ships”.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} Casterly Rock's vessels were rebuilt<ref name=SSMLF/> after the [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] in {{Date|289}}.{{Ref|ACOK|24}}
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