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This is the relevant bit from CHDP on the invasion:
By 1617 it was clear to the Lunar merchants that the Praxian trade venture (<Joerg:> begun with the Battle of Moonbroth and the conquest of Pavis in 1610, by Sor-eel) was interesting, but an economic failure. The distance across Prax, then down river to Corflu, was prohibitive to importing anything except the most valuable luxury items. The net result was hardly less than the profit to be found while paying the markup of the middlemen of Kethaela.
Fazzur proposed to lead an invasion of Kethaela to eliminate those middlemen by gaining seaports for the Lunar Empire?. That kingdom, south of Sartar?, had fallen onhard times since their leader, called the Pharaoh, had disappeared several years earlier (<Joerg:> in 1616). Civil War and insurrection were widespread, and a great fleet of pirate vessels was ravaging their shore. Fazzur had led an earlier invasion (<Joerg:> in 1605) which was called back for political reasons, and now he encouraged everyone to believe that he could do it again.
King Moirades? agreed, and ordered his priests and generals to help Fazzur. Shortly afterwards the emperor ordered regular imperial troops to Fazzur's command as well.
(p.148)
In 1619 the Lunar armies marched southward. The first opponent was the army of Volsaxland, which was driven into the walls of Whitewall?. Jorkandros Blinder, of the Untarl family of Yuthuppa, was given command of the siege. The rest of the army pushed on, assaulted Smithstone, then marched down river to Karse. An assault failed, and they laid siege to Karse. After some weeks, a segment of the army (<Joerg:> units from Caladraland) escaped by ship, leaving only the locals to defend. The next day an assault by dragonewts? slew most of the defenders, but spared most of the inhabitants. The city was not sacked. Fazzur was welcomed by the populace. The army wintered, active only in vigorous defense against raiders from Hendrikiland?. By the next spring the port was fully operational.
At Whitewall the commaner ordered the Crimson Bat to assault the city and exterminated the defenders, whom he called "the last Orlanthi?". Astonishingly, the Bat was repelled, though at great cost to the defenders. Jorkandros Blinder was replaced by Tatius the Bright, dean of the Lunar Field School of Magic.