Why choose to fight the Battle of Marnadal in the open?
I wonder why Cintra's forces preferred to fight on an open field against the Nilfgaardian army in The Witcher S01E01. Is it not advantageous for them just to stay in their castle and defend it, using archers and the like? I thought that was the purpose of castles.
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The whole battle is a horrible example of Hollywood Tactics, however, there might be two good reasons:
- Cintra seems to rely on cavalry - heavy cavalry is useless in the siege but works amazingly in the open field (see a real-life example of the Battle of Kircholm where heavy cavalry won against 3:1 odds). However, instead of charging they decided to wait for Nilfgard to attack...
- The expected support from Skelige - we don't know the details, but Cintra was expecting 50 ships coming from Skelige, which would bring much more soldiers to their aid. Again, big army fights better in open field than in defensive siege.
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Why did Cintra meet Nilfgaard on the field?
They were trying to hold them off away from the city to buy some time so that Skellige reinforcement could arrive and disembark in Cintra. I don't remember when or if it was explained in episode 1,but it was distinctly explained in episode 7.What is the first Battle in the Witcher?
Battle of Sodden was one of the many battles during the First Northern War and the first one in Sodden.What was the battle in the Witcher?
The Battle of Sodden Hill took place in the finale of the first season of Netflix's The Witcher adapted from the Andrzej Sapkowski novels. It offered fans the closest look any of them had ever gotten at the legendary attack and it was just as dramatic as its description in the novels.How was Cintra defeated?
Outcome. The slaughter of Cintra led the Nilfgaardian army to march north and attack Sodden, and being defeated during the Battle of Sodden Hill, which could never have been won had the slaughter of Cintra not occurred.Nilfgaardian Army Wins the Battle of Marnadal | The Witcher | The End's Beginning
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