Menno Coehoorn

Menno Coehoorn was a Nilfgaardian who served in the Imperial Army as Field Marshal. He was in a position of confidence with the Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, and so was granted governorship over Cintra during his reign. He commanded the Center Army Group during the 2nd Northern War - his record included the several battles in Dol Angra, Aldersberg and the Battle of Brenna.

Coehoorn met his defeat at the Battle of Brenna. The reconnaissance units commanded by Lamarr Flaut he sent out before the battle failed to notice the Nordling reserves under voivodes Bronibor and Blenckert. These units tipped the scales in favor of the Nordlings and Coehoorn was forced to flee. During his retreat, Captain Sievers offered to trade cloaks with him, allowing Coehoorn to escape in disguise while Sievers would attempt to distract the pursuing forces. Coehoorn accepted the offer, and escaped on horseback, but his progress was halted by the River Chotla, where he sustained an injury after he was thrown and his from his mount and kicked in the side of the face by a horse struggling to escape the marshy river. The remnants of Zoltan Chivay's company caught up to him at the edge of the river, where Coehoorn attempted to surrender. However, the dwarves couldn't understand his speech through his wounded jaw, and, due to the embroidery on Sievers' cloak, mistook him for a member of of the 7th Daerlanian Brigade, shooting him with their crossbows, crying vengeance "for Caleb Stratton". Coehoorn was hit by three bolts, and drowned in the waters of the Chotla.


 * After his death, Havart var Moehoen took the rank of Field Marshal.
 * Even though he has been dead for some time, he made an appearance in the third game as a gwent card of the Nilfgaardian Empire Gwent deck.

Trivia

 * The character was named after Menno, baron van Coehoorn, a 17th-century Dutch soldier and military engineer.
 * Coehorn refused to escape with the same words as Polish Crown Grand Hetman (general) Stanisław Żółkiewski, conqueror of Moscow and one of the greatest Polish commanders, who died in Battle of Cecora against Tartars.
 * It is also rumoured that he hanged himself, and that his spirit uses the words of Roman Emperor Augustus: "Give me back my legions". Possibly another reference to Nilfgaard being like the Roman Empire.