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|Image = Netflix concept slaughter of cintra.jpg |
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|Date = {{Year|canon= yes|year= 1263}} |
|Date = {{Year|canon= yes|year= 1263}} |
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|Location = [[Cintra (city)|Cintra]] |
|Location = [[Cintra (city)|Cintra]] |
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| + | |Result = Queen [[Calanthe]] commits suicide. The city is in ruins and the kingdom is turned into [[Nilfgaardian administrative units|Imperial province]]. |
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| − | |Result = The city of Cintra is razed to the ground and Queen [[Calanthe]] commits suicide. Princess [[Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon]] had to flee from Cintra. |
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| − | |Casualties = Nearly all of the |
+ | |Casualties = Nearly all inhabitants of the capital |
|Combatants 1 = {{COA Flags|Country = Nilfgaard}} |
|Combatants 1 = {{COA Flags|Country = Nilfgaard}} |
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|Combatants 2 = {{COA Flags|Country = Cintra}} |
|Combatants 2 = {{COA Flags|Country = Cintra}} |
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| − | |Combatant leaders 1 = [[Menno Coehoorn]] |
+ | |Combatant leaders 1 = [[Menno Coehoorn]]<br>[[Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach|Cahir]] {{Small|text=special forces commando}} |
| − | [[Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach]] , |
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|Combatant leaders 2 = Queen [[Calanthe]] † |
|Combatant leaders 2 = Queen [[Calanthe]] † |
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| + | |Strength 1 = * [[Black Infantry]] |
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| − | [[Danek]] ? |
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| + | * [[Gemmerian Pacifiers]]<ref>[[Dynastic descriptions]]</ref> |
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| + | * Nilfgaardian special forces |
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| + | |Strength 2 = * Remnants of the [[Cintran Army]] |
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| + | * City guard |
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| − | '''The Battle of Cintra''', which [[Northern Kingdoms|Nordlings]] call the '''Slaughter of Cintra '''or '''Massacre of Cintra''' because of the very cruel actions of the [[Nilfgaardian Army|Nilfgaardian army]], was one of the final battles of [[First Nilfgaard War]]. |
+ | '''The Battle of Cintra''', which [[Northern Kingdoms|Nordlings]] call the '''Slaughter of Cintra '''or '''Massacre of Cintra''' because of the very cruel actions of the [[Nilfgaardian Army|Nilfgaardian army]], was one of the final battles of the [[First Nilfgaard War]]. |
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| − | == Before the slaughter == |
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| − | The cause of this massacre was the beginning of the [[Northern War I|First Northern War]] in which [[Nilfgaardian Empire|the Nilfgaardian Empire]] tried to brutally conquer Cintra as well as Sodden. Queen [[Calanthe]] of Cintra, alias [[Calanthe|the Lioness]], tried to prevent her kingdom from falling to Nilfgaard and challanged the nilfgaardian commander[[ Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach | Cahir]] to an open battle also known as the [[ Battle of Marnadal ]]. But she failed and lost nearly all of her forces, even though her army was perfectly prepared for the battle. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| − | [[Queen]] [[Calanthe]] gathered all her remaining troops and nobles around her and retreated back to the [[Cintra (city)|city]] but during the retreat she was heavily wounded and had to be transported. However, there were so few troops left that there was no need for a siege, and once Nilfgaardian forces reached the city |
+ | In {{Year|year = 1263|canon = yes}}, [[Queen]] [[Calanthe]], after being defeated at the [[Battle of Marnadal]], gathered all her remaining troops and nobles around her and retreated back to the [[Cintra (city)|city]] but during the retreat she was heavily wounded and had to be transported. However, there were so few troops left that there was no need for a siege, and once Nilfgaardian forces reached the city, they attacked quickly. Calanthe, the nobles, and all the troops barricaded themselves inside the castle but Nilfgaardian [[mage]]s quickly destroyed the gate and entered. Only the enchanted inner keep could be defended, but everyone knew that even so, they could not resist for long. To make matters worse, there was a Nilfgaardian [[spy]] within the court who was to signal to the Nilfgaardians when [[Ciri]] attempted to escape.<ref>{{TTotS}}</ref> |
| − | After four days of resistance, the army of Nilfgaard finally managed to break into the keep. Cintran women killed their children, the women were in turn killed by the men, and the men then committed suicide. Calanthe asked someone to finish her off, but nobody had the courage to do it, so she leaped headfirst out of the castle tower and died instantly upon hitting the ground. Some people said that [[Ciri]] was killed by her grandmother but in actuality [[Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach]], the mysterious black [[ |
+ | After four days of resistance, the army of Nilfgaard finally managed to break into the keep. Cintran women killed their children, the women were in turn killed by the men, and the men then committed suicide. Calanthe asked someone to finish her off, but nobody had the courage to do it, so she leaped headfirst out of the castle tower and died instantly upon hitting the ground. Some people said that [[Ciri]] was killed by her grandmother but in actuality [[Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach]], the mysterious black Nilfgaardian [[knight]], helped her escape. The city of Cintra was completely razed. |
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| − | ==After the battle== |
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| + | === Outcome === |
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+ | 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. |
==Gallery== |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 02:13, 8 April 2020
The Battle of Cintra, which Nordlings call the Slaughter of Cintra or Massacre of Cintra because of the very cruel actions of the Nilfgaardian army, was one of the final battles of the First Nilfgaard War.
History
In 1263, Queen Calanthe, after being defeated at the Battle of Marnadal, gathered all her remaining troops and nobles around her and retreated back to the city but during the retreat she was heavily wounded and had to be transported. However, there were so few troops left that there was no need for a siege, and once Nilfgaardian forces reached the city, they attacked quickly. Calanthe, the nobles, and all the troops barricaded themselves inside the castle but Nilfgaardian mages quickly destroyed the gate and entered. Only the enchanted inner keep could be defended, but everyone knew that even so, they could not resist for long. To make matters worse, there was a Nilfgaardian spy within the court who was to signal to the Nilfgaardians when Ciri attempted to escape.[2]
After four days of resistance, the army of Nilfgaard finally managed to break into the keep. Cintran women killed their children, the women were in turn killed by the men, and the men then committed suicide. Calanthe asked someone to finish her off, but nobody had the courage to do it, so she leaped headfirst out of the castle tower and died instantly upon hitting the ground. Some people said that Ciri was killed by her grandmother but in actuality Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, the mysterious black Nilfgaardian knight, helped her escape. The city of Cintra was completely razed.
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.
Gallery
