Hoth Troopers new "Generic Captains" of the Rebel Alliance! image - Star Wars Total War mod for Rome: Total War
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The "Hoth Troopers" are used as the generic Captains during the campaign, the commanders of the forces present on the battlefield when there is no general/pilot leading the troops.
The reason Luke Skywalker is in the battle is because this was taken in custom battle, where any hero is just an officer - not the general nor captain.
In the campaign Luke is the general of his unit.