Did Robb Stark ever lost a battle?

Not only is Robb Stark the white hat of Game of Thrones -- a warm, generous and reluctant king -- he's portrayed to viewers as one of its fiercest warriors. "He's a boy, and he's never lost a battle!" rages his enemy, Tywin Lannister.
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What battles did Robb Stark win?

Robb examines his victory at Whispering Wood. He sends a small force of men to distract the main Lannister army under Tywin's command at the Battle of the Green Fork. Meanwhile, his main army attacks Jaime's forces near Riverrun, winning the Battle of the Whispering Wood and taking Jaime as a captive.
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When did Robb lose the war?

So lose half his forces is indeed losing the war. Walder Frey wasn't just letting Robb's forces pass the Twins, he also gave 4000 men to Robb's army, making it 22000 men, because Robb was going with 18000. He lost the Frey army when he married Talisa, who brought no army with her.
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Does Robb win the war in Season 1?

The bulk of Robb's forces descends on Jaime's army and lures him into the Whispering Wood, northwest of Riverrun. In a decisive battle, Robb's Northmen win a significant victory by defeating the Lannister army and take Jaime himself prisoner.
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What mistakes did Robb Stark make?

Game of Thrones: 10 Worst Things Robb Stark Did, Ranked
  1. 1 Marrying Talisa.
  2. 2 Executing Rickard Karstark. ...
  3. 3 Sending Theon to Pyke. ...
  4. 4 Having Alton Lannister Share a Cell With Jamie. ...
  5. 5 Going To His Grandfather's Funeral. ...
  6. 6 Ignoring Roose Bolton. ...
  7. 7 Being Friendly With Roose Bolton. ...
  8. 8 Going After Harrenhal. ...
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Was Robb Stark a good fighter?

Robb Stark grows up alongside Theon Greyjoy and learns his ways with him. He is taught well by his father and it becomes clear that he's a highly skilled fighter when he is thrust into battle. Robb is a leader of men and someone who is a natural in that position, fighting from the front.
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Why did Robb Stark lost the war?

Robb Stark lost the war mainly because he refused sound advice. 1) He was told to not trust or cross a man like Walder Frey, he did it anyway. 2) He was advised not to behead Rickard Karstark, and he did it anyway. Knowing there was a big chance the other Karstarks would abandon him.
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Who wins the war of 5 Kings?

None of the five kings seemed to notice they were at war with Stannis, though, and that was everyone's undoing. While he was crooked and heartless, Tywin was smart and obviously, the ultimate winner of the war, until Tyrion fixed the error with a crossbow.
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Who kills Jaime Lannister?

JAIME LANNISTER finally met his demise in Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5, The Bells, after being crushed under the Red Keep with Cersei Lannister.
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Who wins Starks vs Lannisters?

Robb Stark split his force in order to separate and weaken the Lannister Army. The result of this battle was a crushing defeat of the Lannisters, with Theon suggesting that the Lannisters lost 10 men for every one man the Starks lost.
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Was Robb better than Tywin?

Tywin is the better strategist. We see this throughout the books as Rob wins battle after battle pushing the Lannisters back. However, Tywin being the better strategist out maneuvers Rob by attacking him politically.
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Would Robb Stark have been a good king?

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But Robb was a good commander, a fearless and well-loved leader of men, and never as rigidly honorable as his father. He would have made a good king in the North and probably a good good king of Westeros, but since we saw so very little of him actually governing it's really hard to say.
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How old was Robb Stark when he went to war?

Jon is roughly the same age as Robb Stark, and they were both born near the end of Robert's Rebellion - which in the novels was 15 years before the beginning of the narrative, so they were both about 14. In the TV version, the rebellion was 17 years ago, making Jon and Robb 16 in Season 1.
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Why did Robb Stark split his army?

It seems that the book portrays Robb's decision to split his forces in this way as a key to the success of his victory and capture of Jaime Lanister in Whispering Wood. In so doing, he knowingly sacrificed most of the force sent against Tywin Lannister.
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How many soldiers did Robb Stark have?

Robb Stark's forces were 20,000 strong, made of Lords, Knights, other nobles and Sellswords.
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Why did Bolton betray Robb?

Roose decided to betray Robb long ago, after the Lannisters defeated Stannis Baratheon at the Battle of the Blackwater, and was simply feigning loyalty this entire time, even as he was plotting the Starks' destruction.
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Who kills Tyrion Lannister?

Tyrion is wounded by Ser Mandon. He is trapped outside the walls by a group of reinforcements and then betrayed by Ser Mandon. Mandon slashes Tyrion across the face but Podrick kills him with a spear before he can finish Tyrion off.
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Who ends up on the Iron Throne?

That's right: Bran Stark, played by Isaac Hempstead Wright, ends the series in charge of the Seven Kingdoms — well, six kingdoms, thanks to Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) withdrawing from the realm and becoming Queen of the North.
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Does the North win in Game of Thrones?

But, after being the tormented underdogs for years, House Stark came from behind and actually wound up winning the titular game of thrones, with Sansa Stark becoming Queen in the North and Bran Stark ascending to the Iron Throne (or rather, whatever became the Iron Throne after the literal throne was destroyed).
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What are the 7 Kingdoms of Westeros?

According to the books, before Aegon Targaryen united Westeros under his rule, seven kingdoms enjoyed independence for thousands of years: The Kingdom of the North, the Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale, the Kingdom of the Isles and the Rivers, the Kingdom of the Rock, the Kingdom of the Stormlands, the Kingdom of ...
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Did Petyr Baelish start war?

With this knowledge, Littlefinger's chat with Varus becomes a tacit admission of his hand in starting the war by getting the balls rolling. He admits to wanting the throne and having a hand in Lysa Arryn's widowhood in one response while talking about the throne: Lord Varys: The Lysa Arryn of chairs.
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Did Robb make Jon his heir?

That's why, shortly before going to the Twins, Robb wrote a letter naming an heir to his position as King in the North. A Storm of Swords strongly suggests that Jon Snow was the man Robb named as Heir to Winterfell, and that Robb's letter also legitimized him as Jon Stark, trueborn son of Ned Stark.
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How old was Robb Stark in the books?

Robb Stark and Jon Snow are the same age as one another. In the book, they're both 14. In the HBO series, two years were added, making them both 16 year olds on the cusp of adulthood.
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