Battle of Marnadal

The Battle for Marnadal was a battle in the First Northern War between Nilfgaardian and Cintran forces that took place at the Marnadal Stairs.
== History ==
In , Nilfgaard realized their only chance to defeat the North meant they had to take Cintra and thus the Nilfgaardian Army, led by Menno Coehoorn, began to move on the kingdom.
In July, after crossing the Marnadal Stairs of the Amell Mountains, the Nilfgaardians encountered the Cintran Army at the foot of the pass. The two sides clashed and while Queen Calanthe and her husband, King Eist Tuirseach, led the Cintran forces, they were eventually overwhelmed after a day's time, with Eist being shot through one of his eyes with an arrow, instantly killing him. Despite being encircled by the enemy, Calanthe managed to gather the few survivors left and escaped back to the capital city, even though she was seriously injured.
=== Outcome ===
Unfortunately for Cintra, due to having used all their able fighters at the ill-fated battle, the capital city wasn't able to be defended and led to the Slaughter of Cintra.
==Known Participants==
===Cintra (defenders) ===
* Eist Tuirseach
* Calanthe
* Crach an Craite
===Nilfgaardian Empire (aggressors)===
* Menno Coehoorn
* Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach
==Videos==
File:Battle of Marnadal - Cintra vs Nilfgaard Scene The Witcher S01E01 Netflix
== Gallery ==
Netflix_calanthe_eist_marnadal.jpeg|Queen Calanthe and King Eist on the battlefield
Netflix battle of Marnadal 1.jpg|Nilfgaard charge
Netflix_battle_of_marnadal.jpeg|Front of the battle
Netflix_battle_of_marnadal_2.jpeg|Nilfgaardian reinforcements 
Calanthe mourns Eist.png|Eist's death
== References ==
de:Schlacht von Marnadal
es:Batalla de Marnadal
it:Battaglia di Marnadal
pl:Bitwa w dolinie Marnadal
pt-br:Batalha de Marnadal
ru:Битва в долине Марнадаль
Category:Battles