Argg revolts and rebels

[Sturmwrath231]

How does the game determine how big rebel stacks are? As Scotland , I'm having a hell of a time combating them since the rebel stacks that pop up are either my main force size or 50% larger! Not to mention they have equivalent land warfare tech so they easily go toe-to-toe with me. Any suggestions?

 

[MichaelM]

Rebels always have enough troops to beseige the fortress where they pop up (except sometimes in colonies).

Take advantage of the fact that if there is no revolt risk, rebels will disband when they don't have enough troops to besiege. Wear them down over the course of several months.