Battle of Brenna

The Battle of Brenna is one of the most famous battles of the Nilfgaard Wars.

Participants
Aggressors:
 * Nilfgaard
 * Scoia'tael
 * The deserters from Vissegerd's army

Defenders:
 * Northerners:
 * Redania
 * Temeria
 * Aedirn
 * Kaedwen
 * Rivia
 * Lyria
 * Verden
 * Cidaris
 * Skellige
 * Brugge
 * Cintra (volunteers)
 * Wolna Company
 * Kovir and Poviss (money)

Dramatis Personae
Nilfgaard:

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Others:
 * Milo Vanderbeck
 * Marti Sodergren
 * Shani
 * Iola Druga

Summary of battle
Nilfgaard sent for first strike the heavily armed Alba divison. After some success on the battlefield, Alba had had hit the middle of Temerian army and was stuck there. Heavy soldiers did not have much agility, and could not avoid in time the pikes and spears and they were defeated by Temerian infantry. Menno Coehoorn had responded to that with attack using his personal troops (Deithwen cavalary and heavy battalion Ard Feainn) and assault on the enemy lines above Golden Lake, where the troops of Brugge were standing. Troops from Brugge where resisting the army of Nilfgaard for a while, however they where lower in morale and weapons. Soon the Wolna Company came with help, thay managed to stop enemy troops but many men were lost on both sides. Even though, Nilfgaard was still close of breaking the front, so the Wolna Company and troops from Mahakam break into the middle of battle fighting with Ard Feainn and pushed them back. Seeing that, Field Marshall Menno Coehoorn had sent the elvish brigade called Virhedd between Temeria and Redania armies hoping to break front before before dwarves and reinforcments for Nordlings arrive. They managed to do that, and the Nordling army had panicked. In response, King Foltest and John Natalis sent the Redania's Bronibor's and Blenckert's troops. Field Marshall Menno Coehoorn gathered reamining troops (Nauzicaa brigade and VII Daerlan brigade) and attacked the spot where the elves where, however the Bronibor's infantry stopped him fighting bravely with attacking Nilfgaard. on the left flank the Nilfgaard's army where shattered, and troops in middle where loosing under the armies of Nordlings. Nauzicaa was surrounded and destroyed and VII Daerlan where defeated by Wolna Company, entire Nilfgaard army was either defeated or surrounded. Menno Coehoorn was killed trying to escape from battle.

Forces
Nilfgaard (46 thousand troops)
 * III Army:
 * Alba division
 * Deithwen division
 * Ard Feainn division
 * two unknown cavalary divisons
 * IV Army
 * Venendal division
 * Magne division
 * Frundsberg division
 * II brigade of Vicovar
 * VII Daerlan brigade
 * Nauzicaa brigade
 * Virhedd brigade

Northeren Kingdoms (23 thousand troops and additional army from Mahakam)
 * Biedna Pierdolona Piechota
 * Wolna Company
 * Mahakam volunteer army
 * Redania Royal Army
 * Volunteer armies from Cintra and Skellige Islands
 * Light cavalry from Ban Glean
 * Rest of army not described