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The '''bridge crews''', werecrewed groupsby ofmen unfortunateknown men,as calledthe '''bridgemen''', mostlywere slaves,originally inan Brightlordexpendable [[Torolworkforce Sadeas]]'sused armyfor onhard labor and cannon fodder. They later become an infantry battalion, but retain the [[Shatteredname Plains]]"bridge oncrews" [[Roshar]].{{bookas ref|sa1|6}}their official unit name.
 
TheUnder [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas]], the bridge crews werecarry builtlarge, heavy bridges in order to allow his soldiers to cross the chasms of the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa1|6}} The bridgemen consist mainly of slaves, deserters, thieves, foreigners, and some men who joined out of forlornness because they didn'thad havenowhere else to starve and earned a few spheres therego.{{book ref|sa1|30}} The bridgemen were treated as expendable and incurred heavy casualties with every bridge run.
 
The bridge crews are later transferred to the control of [[Highprince]] [[Dalinar Kholin]], where they become a battalion of soldiers in Kholin's army. In this capacity, they are commanded by Captain [[Kaladin Stormblessed]], with [[Bridge Four]] as its premier unit and headquarters.
== Necessity of bridge crews ==
 
== Under Highprince Sadeas ==
 
=== Origins ===
The unique geography of the Shattered Plains required the armies to cross many chasms to reach the battlefields. Brightlord [[Torol Sadeas]] employed a large number of bridgemen to transport his army's temporary bridges. The bridgemen were also used as cannon fodder for the [[Parshendi]] bowmen.{{book ref|sa1|32}}
 
The bridgemen were split into a number of40 bridge crews, each carrying one bridge.{{book ref|sa2|2}} Each bridge crew was comprised of approximately 35-40 men.{{book ref|sa1|6}} The most notable crew was [[Bridge Four]] first because it had the highest casualty rate,{{book ref|sa1|9}} later because they became their champions.{{book ref|sa1|64}} [[Kaladin]] was their bridgeleader.
 
=== Organization ===
[[Gaz]] was the bridge sergeant, reporting directly to Brightlord [[Lamaril]]{{book ref|sa1|17}} and later technically to Brightlord [[Matal]], butalthough his wife Brightness [[Hashal]] was the one who typically issued orders to them.{{book ref|sa1|43}} Within each bridge crew, the men appointed their own bridge leader, but they lacked an overall command structure or allegiance to anything except their own self-preservation.▼
 
== Under Highprince Kholin ==
After [[Kaladin]] saves Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s life, Highprince Kholin repays him by securing the release of the entire bridge crew unit from Highprince Sadeas. He does this by giving his [[Shardblade]] [[Oathbringer]] to Highprince Sadeas for the bridge crews' freedom.{{book ref|sa1|69}}
 
Following this, Highprince Kholin offers money and freedom to every member of the bridge crews, if they wanted it; alternatively, the bridge crews are offered the opportunity to join Kholin's army as soldiers.{{book ref|sa1|73}} Very few bridgemen take Kholin's offer of freedom, and Kholin is left with a full thousand-man battalion.
 
=== Organization ===
After the bridge crews are freed by Kholin, they all immediately recognize Kaladin as their leader.{{book ref|sa1|73}} Highprince Kholin formalizes this by appointing Kaladin as their commander and appointing him to the rank of captain.
 
Captain Kaladin re-organizes the bridge crews into twenty platoons of fifty men each, with each platoon named from Bridge One to Bridge Twenty, in memory of their previous life.{{book ref|sa2|2}}
 
Bridge Four, Kaladin's original unit, is their premier unit as well as headquarters. Initially, it is their only active unit, with the other 19 crews being trained.
 
=== Members ===
 
==== Bridge Four (Headquarters) ====
* Captain [[Kaladin Stormblessed]], Battalion Commander{{book ref|sa2|2}}
* <strike>Lieutenant Moash</strike>, defected from Bridge Four{{book ref|sa2|2}}
* Lieutenant Skar{{book ref|sa2|2}}
* Lieutenant Sigzil, Battalion Clerk{{book ref|sa2|2}}
* Lieutenant Teft, Battalion Training Commander{{book ref|sa2|2}}
* Lieutenant Rock, Battalion Quartermaster{{book ref|sa2|2}}
 
==== Bridge Seventeen ====
* Sergeant Pitt, Bridge Commander{{book ref|sa2|41}}
 
==== SuperiorsBridge Eighteen ====
* Sergeant Vet, Bridge Commander{{book ref|sa2|46}}
▲[[Gaz]] was the bridge sergeant, reporting directly to Brightlord [[Lamaril]]{{book ref|sa1|17}} and later technically to Brightlord [[Matal]], but Brightness [[Hashal]] was the one who typically issued orders to them.{{book ref|sa1|43}}
 
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