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Melander, during his lifetime, was a highly respected warlord and almost all warring powers were vying for his services. He coined a saying, which is popular in
Westerwald: "I am a German and, moreover, a Westerwalder, that is to say, two Germans". Modified versions of this saying are attributed to
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and took the city, but not the castle, in
December 1647. During this siege, he lost many troops. On 28 December 1647, Johann Georg Stauff, the Hessian commander of the castle, fired his cannon at the house of the apothecary Seip, where Melander had intended to have dinner at the bugle signal.
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Melander married Baroness Agnes von Efferen-Hall (d. 1656), daughter of Johann Wilhelm von Efferen genannt Hall and his wife, Margarethe von der Baalen genannt Fleck. With her he, had his only child, a daughter named
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Holzappel. On 15 February 1642, he received an imperial patent promoting him to field marshal. After he left the Hessian army, he resided until 1643 at Angerort near
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policies. Melander was no longer willing to support this stance and resigned the command of the
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Westphalia to defend the region. On 30 November 1646, he occupied
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