Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-11457306-20140704014014/@comment-11457306-20140704155051

(Billy, not to be difficult, but In the Stormcloak side of the questline, Jarl Balgruff finally called in the Imperials to help him hold the city.  The Stormcloaks attacked, meeting the Imperials outside the city walls and the City guard inside.  So no Imperial Legions marched on or attacked Whiterun in that questline.

In Falkreath, while it was held by the Imperials through the use of the puppet Jarl Siddigeir, his Uncle was a Stormcloak sympathizer. In discussions between Ulfric and his steward, the steward recommended moving troops in to Falkreath Hold--not the city itself--to guard the road into Cyrodiil. I am going on the assumption that Ulfric actually did that, because he did approve of what the Steward said.)