War of the Scorching fields

The Lords Alliance and Cormyr offically declared war in 1612, and the Lords Alliance have been slowly losing ground since.   Firstly, they lost at Silverymoon in the northern theatre. Then they lost Elturel in the southern theatre. This has left baldurs gate exposed, but they've managed to hold off additional attacks. Moreover, Elturel was not captured, but rather the city totally disappeared.   The war began with great gains for Cormyr but they eventually got into a stalemate, as the Lords Alliance employed a scorched earth tactic (hence the conflict's name). Cormyr would eventually be unable to sustain their supply line against ambush tactics, and had to sue for peace.