Alliance Leaders of the Alliance-Horde War

The Alliance leaders of the Alliance-Horde War listed below comprise the important political and military figures who fought for or supported the Grand Alliance during the Alliance-Horde War.

Major Leaders

 * Varian Wrynn was the reigning King of Stormwind from 601 K.C. until his death in 626 K.C. during the battle of the Broken Shore. Initially the de facto Supreme Allied Commander of the Alliance military during the war against the Lich King, this title was retired in favor of High King of the Alliance during the Pandaria campaign. King Varian led the Alliance landing in Krasarang Wilds, observing the establishment of Lion's Landing and later evicting the Horde from the Temple of the Red Crane.
 * Anduin Llane Wrynn was the Crown Prince of Stormwind from his birth until his father's death in 626 K.C. and is the current reigning King of Stormwind and High King of the Alliance. Prince Anduin was notably pro-peace, and promoted the idea of a peaceful resolution between the Alliance and the Horde throughout the conflict. Prince Anduin went missing in the early days of the Pandaria campaign when the HMS Vanguard ran aground on the shores of the hidden land. Though he survived, rather than return home he eluded the troops sent to find him and went further inland to discover the secrets of Pandaria, eventually becoming a key figure in the re-opening of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
 * Halford Wyrmbane is the leader of the 7th Legion. A veteran of Hyjal, Silithus and Northrend and Gilneas, he's led the best of the Alliance's elite through crucial times. He led the Alliance's counterattack on Gilneas and lent aid to the Gilneas Liberation Front, destroying the Horde's fleet guarding the bay of Northgate.
 * Jes-Tereth is the Grand Admiral of the Stormwind Navy and leader of the Grand Alliance Navy.
 * Catherine Rogers is the Sky Admiral of the Stormwind Air Corps, head of the Grand Alliance Air Force and the former commanding officer of the Skyfire. During the war, she led the forces that landed in the southern regions of the Jade Forest, destroying the Horde outpost of Garrosh'ar Point. She later participated in Operation Shieldwall and the assault on Desolation Hold.
 * Mathias Shaw is the head of Stormwind Intelligence Division Seven and a master spymaster of the Alliance. Shaw and the SI:7 were responsible with gathering intelligence and undertaking a number of covert operations throughout the war.

Minor Leaders

 * Thassarian is a death knight of the Order of the Ebon Blade. Following their liberation from the Lich King's control, Thassarian returned to the Alliance where he led numerous battles in Northrend. Thassarian led the Alliance during the battle of Andorhal, which ended with the Alliance routed after Lady Sylvanas Windrunner took direct command of the Horde forces.
 * Rell Nightwind was an SI:7 commander who had been tasked with retrieving the White Pawn, the codename given to refer to the lost Prince Anduin. Commander Nightwind was a key figure in making first contact with the natives of Pandaria, securing refuge from the citizens of Paw'don Village and worked to befriend the Jinyu of the Pearlfin Tribe. However, during a reconnaissance mission he was critically wounded and was dying of his wounds by the time he was brought back to Pearlfin Village. Though he survived, it was the last action he saw in the war.
 * Joanna Blueheart is the commander of Marshtide Watch. She led Alliance forces in the assault on Stonard. Notably, she explicitly gave orders for a surgical strike against the orcs, and under her command Stonard was not burned to the ground out of revenge or spite.
 * Marcus Johnathan was a General of the Stormwind Army and the High Commander of Stormwind Defense. One of the Alliance leaders called to defend Theramore, he was killed in the mana bomb blast. He was succeeded as High Commander of Stormwind Defense by General Hammond Clay.

Nation of Theramore

 * Jaina Proudmoore is the daughter of the late Lord Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, the founder and former ruler of Theramore Isle and current Lord Admiral of Kul Tiras. Following the destruction of Theramore, she took a seat on the Council of Six and became one of the leading heads of the Magocracy, as well as a prominent voice in favor Dalaran aligning with the Alliance.
 * Tarlen Aubrey was an Admiral of the Theramore Navy and the leader of Northwatch Hold until his demise in the Bombing of Theramore. Having survived the attack on Northwatch despite being grievously wounded, Admiral Aubrey made his way back to Theramore to warn the Alliance, only to be killed by the Mana Bomb dropped on the city.
 * John Hawthorne was the General of the Theramore forces in the southern Barrens and the officer who ordered the sacking of Camp Taurajo. Named the "Butcher of Taurajo" by the Horde, he was assassinated while en route to Fort Triumph.

Major Leaders

 * Muradin Bronzebeard is the current High Thane of the Bronzebeard Clan, having taken the position following the petrification of his brother Magni.
 * Moira Thaurissan (née Bronzebeard) is the current Queen-Regent of the Dark Iron Clan following the death of Emperor Dagran Thaurissan I.
 * Falstad Wildhammer is the current High Thane of the Wildhammer Clan.
 * Twinbraid was the General of the Bael'dun expedition in the southern Barrens early in the war. Following the destruction of Bael'dun, Twinbraid was later promoted to High Marshal and granted command of Lion's Landing. He was slain by the Horde while defending the keep.
 * Kurdran Wildhammer

Minor Leaders

 * Thornar Thunderclash was a General of the Wildhammer armies who led an offensive against the trolls of Shaol'watha. He was assassinated in his command post by agents of the Revantusk.
 * Thaddus Stoutblow was a General of the Wildhammer armies who succeeded General Thunderclash after his death during the battle of Shaol'watha. One of the Alliance officers sent to aid in the defense of Theramore, he perished when the city was destroyed by a Mana Bomb.

Major Leaders

 * Genn Greymane is the reigning King of Gilneas from 1093 F.A. to the present day. After Gilneas' invasion by the Forsaken, King Genn retreated along with his people, being taken in by the Night Elves of Darnassus. After being officially re-integrated in the Alliance, Genn left for Stormwind, where he aided King Varian of Stormwind with Alliance military operations and assisting in Gilnean reclamation efforts.
 * Liam Greymane was the Crown Prince of Gilneas from his birth until his death during the battle for Gilneas City in 1144 F.A at the hands of Sylvanas Windrunner, after taking a shot meant for his father.
 * Darius Crowley is the Lord of Northgate and was the founder and High Commander of the Gilneas Liberation Front. He participated in numerous skirmishes in Silverpine and Gilneas, pushing the Horde beyond the Wall before being forced to retreat back into Gilneas.
 * Lorna Crowley is the daughter of Lord Crowley and was a Commander of the Gilneas Liberation Front. A field commander during the battles of Silverpine, she was notably one of the few non-Worgen members, a fact that put her at high risk when she was captured by Sylvanas Windrunner and used as a bargaining chip to force the Gilneans to pull back into Gilneas.

Minor Leaders

 * Berenal Grayblade was the High Commander of the Blades of Greymane, then the remnants of the former 11th Brigade of the Gilnean Army before it was reformed into the 3rd Brigade during the war against the Legion.
 * Weylyn "Rhazar" Maccon was the Knight-Lord of the Wolves of the Gray Rose, a Gilnean order of knighthood.
 * Hiram Creed was a mysterious lord of Gilneas and the leader of the Blackhowl Regiment that held Gilneas City against the Forsaken following Darius Crowley's retreat from battle. He was assassinated under mysterious circumstances by affiliates suspected to be hired by Ravenholdt. In truth, Creed was secretly an agent of the Black Dragonflight who was eliminated by an agent of Wrathion, the Black Prince.

Nation of Gnomeregan

 * Gelbin Mekkatorque is the current elected High Tinker of Gnomeregan. High Tinker Mekkatorque participated in the strategizing to defeat the Horde's naval blockade on Kalimdor following the destruction of Theramore, and fought in the Underhold during the siege of Orgrimmar.

Major Leaders

 * Jaina Proudmoore, following the destruction of Theramore ascended to leadership of the Council of Six.
 * Modera is the longest-standing archmage of the Council of Six, having been on the Council since before the Second War.
 * Karlain is a member of the Council of Six.
 * Ansiren Runeweaver is a member of the Council of Six.
 * Vargoth is a member of the Council of Six.

Minor Leaders

 * Damon Halliwell was the second Chancellor of the Magus Senate of Dalaran, subordinate to the Council of Six until 35 L.C. when he resigned. A front line leader, Chancellor Halliwell led Dalaranian forces under the Magus Senate during the siege of Orgrimmar.
 * Meriahm Lausten was the third Vice-Chancellor of the Magus Senate of Dalaran. She led forces in Azshara during the siege of Orgrimmar.
 * Morvayn Karnstein was the Grand Vizier of the Violet Legion.

Exodar Draenei

 * Velen is the Prophet of the Draenei.

Darnassian Kaldorei

 * Tyrande Whisperwind is the current High Priestess of Elune and religious and political leader of the Kaldorei.
 * Shandris Feathermoon is the General of the Sentinels.

Tushui Pandaren

 * Aysa Cloudsinger is the Master of the Tushui way.

Silver Covenant

 * Vereesa Windrunner is the Ranger-General of the Silver Covenant.

Kingdom of Kul Tiras

 * Thorband Fortindun was the leader of the Fifth Fleet of the Kul Tiras Navy and its marine battalion, an expeditionary fleet that continued granting aid to the Alliance as a forward deployed entity despite Lord Admiral Katherine Proudmoore officially retracting Kul Tiras' membership in the Alliance.
 * Reginald Baradin III is the Duke of Tol Barad, who fled with his family in exile to Boralus at the behest of Lord Admiral Proudmoore due to the Horde's invasion.
 * Marcus Johnson is the Commander of Baradin's Wardens, representing Duke Baradin III's bannermen in the fight to defend the peninsula from Hellscream's Reach.

Lordaeronian Remnants

 * Henry Maleb was the Magistrate of the port town of Southshore. When Southshore fell, Maleb led the surviving refugees to the ruined town of Fenris Keep in Silverpine, where they accepted the curse of the worgen offered to them by Darius Crowley. Most of the refugee leadership was slain in the battle of the Battlefront, but Maleb was instead captured and held in Shadowfang Keep by the twice-traitor Vincent Godfrey.
 * Rutherford Burnside was the Magistrate of the township of Hillsbrad Fields. Following the fall of Southshore, Burnside and a handful of citizens stayed behind to defend the town while refugees fled into Silverpine. Killed and raised into undeath as part of Warden Stillwater's experiments, Burnside was later granted true death after an attempted uprising in the Sludge Fields.
 * Madelynne I was a claimant to the throne of Lordaeron through a weak tie to the House of Menethil, ruling over the lands of Blackmarsh as the rump state of the claimant Kingdom of Lordaeron Restored.
 * Kerdic Lothinil was the High Commander of the League of Lordaeron.
 * Cassarian Lorik was the Regent of the Scarlet Hammer, an uncorrupted chapter of the Scarlet Crusade.

Bloodfang Pack

 * Ivar Bloodfang is the Packmaster of the Bloodfang Pack.

Pearlfin Tribe

 * Lusshan is the Elder of the Pearlfin Jinyu. The senior-most waterspeaker of the tribe, he consulted with the water spirits of Pandaria and the spirit of the former Jinyu emperor of Pandaria, Rassharom, before officially declaring an alliance with the Alliance.
 * Bold Karasshi is a Jinyu warrior of the Pearlfin tribe who engaged the early diplomatic efforts between the Alliance and the Junyu. Even prior to the official alliance, Karasshi was a helpful ally to the Alliance envoys in search of Admiral Taylor and the White Pawn, even sending his brother Little Lu to aid SI:7 agents in their reconnaissance of the region.