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{{character
 
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|profession={{cat tag|Soldiers|Soldier}}
 
|titles=Highmarshal of Alethkar
 
|nation=Alethkar
 
 
|world=Roshar
 
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
 
 
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
 
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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'''Highmarshal Halad''' is a respected figure in the military circles of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]]. His strategies and philosophy heavily influence Alethi military tradition.{{book ref|sa3|29}}
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'''Highmarshal Halad''' is a respected figure in Alethi military circles. His ideas heavily influenced Alethi military tradition.{{book ref|sa3|29}}
   
[[Adolin Kholin]] quoted several axioms attributed to Halad while he and [[Shallan]] discussed confronting [[Re-Shephir]] in the lower levels of [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa3|29}}
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[[Adolin Kholin]] quoted Halad to [[Shallan]] when deciding to confront [[Re-Shephir]] in the lower levels of [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa3|29}}
   
 
==Quotes==
It is not clear if Halad is a contemporary or historical figure. As a Highlord, he is presumably a [[lighteyes]] of the third [[dahn]].{{wob ref|4006}}
 
   
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{{quote|To beat someone, you must first know them.|Adolin's paraphrase of Highmarshal Halad{{book ref|sa3|29}}}}
== Quotes ==
 
{{quote
 
| To beat someone, you must first know them.
 
| Highmarshal Halad{{book ref|sa3|29}}
 
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{{quote|Plan every battle as if you will inevitably retreat, but fight every battle like there is no backing down.|Highmarshal Halad{{book ref|sa3|29}}}}
{{quote
 
| Plan every battle as if you will inevitably retreat, but fight every battle like there is no backing down.
 
| Highmarshal Halad{{book ref|sa3|29}}
 
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== Trivia ==
 
* Adolin's references to Halad evoke real-life military strategist [[wikipedia: Sun Tzu|Sun Tzu]]. Halad's axiom about knowing the enemy seems to paraphrase a famous quote from ''[[wikipedia: The Art of War|The Art of War]]''.{{url ref|url=https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu#Chapter_III_%C2%B7_Strategic_Attack|text=Sun Tzu|site=Wikiquote}}
 
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
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