As with Noisel, an almost token force was dispatched to take the less significant planet in the sector.
Seven regiments of infantry were more than adequate to exterminate the militia guarding Vendrell, no matter how perturbed they were by the lack of a formal batchall. Despite this, the local militia at least tried to put up a defense, but any hope of a coordinated effort fell apart when Lyran paratroopers dropped onto the Adder command post during the third night of the seige. With their commanders killed or captured, the campaign degenerated into a series of independent engagements where the overwhelming Lyran numbers proved decisive.