User blog comment:BlackTempest/The Human-Faunus War/@comment-16763585-20131005205222/@comment-14612518-20131006002540

Their commanders may have had experience, but it was the lack of experience fighting an enemy like this that got them in a bad place. The Human forces were fighting a foe that clearly had resolve as well as something to fight for, while the humans weren't experienced in fighting insurgents, most likely.