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Shortly after the Aed Massacre, with the defenses of the District depleted and vulnerable, Travant led the Thracian army in a full-scale assault on the north, beseiging the city of Munster, who fought with the aid of the Conote, Ulster and remaning Leonster armies. Partway through the battle, while the Thracian army and Travant waited to observe, the Conote army under General [[Raydrik]] turned on Leonster at the Great River of Thracia, slaying King [[Calf]], obliterating its army and ensuring the fall of the Munster District to Thracia. Travant's hold on the peninsula's north did not last long, as the newly-christened [[Grannvale]] Empire responded to a plea for reinforcements from [[Ulster (location)|Ulster]], soundly defeating Thracia's army and forcing it to retreat.<ref>{{cite web|quote=However, anticipating an attack, the Kingdom of Ulster had requested reinforcements from House Friege of the Grannvale Empire, and after a long time they arrived to the Thracian peninsula. However, terror came with them; namely, a group of mercenaries linked to the Loptrians. The Thracian army had the momentum, but had to retreat in the face of House Friege's prized Mage Knight squad's and the mercenary squad's offensive. Noticing he was at a terrible disadvantage, King Travant reluctantly withdrew from the Munster District. House Friege stationed itself at the north of the district, effectively turning it into a territory of the Grannvale Empire.|url=https://serenesforest.net/general/designers-notes/thracia-776/lensters-fall/lensters-fall/|title="Leonster's Fall" from the ''Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 Illustrated Works''|site=translated by Serenes Forest|retrieved=November 21, 2013}}</ref> The Munster District came under the rule of the [[Friege]] family, was renamed the North Kingdom of Thracia, and Duke [[Bloom]] of Friege was instated as its king. Although Thracia retained its independence, Travant was forced into alliance with Grannvale, albeit a reluctant alliance on his part.

In Grann 777, following his defeat at [[Ulster (location)|Ulster]], Bloom sent requests to Travant for reinforcements against [[Seliph]]'s liberation army; Travant ignored these calls, intending to leave Grannvale and Seliph to weaken each other and leave themselves open to being defeated by Thracia.<ref>{{Cite|Arion, don't worry about Bloom. Let the empire and the rebel army fight it out. I'll strike when they're both too tired to fight back.|Travant|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> His plans, however, backfired with [[The Wyvern Knights of Thracia|the defeat of Bloom]] at [[Conote]] and Seliph's subsequent [[For Whose Sake|march on Thracia]]. In preparation for Seliph's march on Thracia, Travant forced General [[Hannibal]] into co-operation by having his adoptive son [[Coirpre]]/[[Charlot]] held hostage by another commander, [[Distler]].