Battle of Bassadro

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"Jedi General Empatojayos Brand's twilight push against the Separatists holed in the Agao Ranges has won the twelve-day Battle of Bassadro."
―HoloNet News[2]

The Battle of Bassadro, also known as the Bassadro Massacre, was a twelve day battle fought during the Clone Wars.

Prelude

The Confederacy of Independent Systems invaded Bassadro during the early stages of the Clone Wars, securing the planet's mining resources.[2]

The battle

"The clones began firing at the natural rock formations surrounding the Bassadroan village, and the Jedi General would order cease-fire only upon Treetor's surrender. The barrage of anti-armor concussion missiles into the razor-sharp obsidian created a deadly storm of shrapnel that sliced through the mining village. The airborne rock fragments also damaged many CIS assets under Treetor's command."
―CIS Shadowfeed[7]

The Galactic Republic responded by sending Jedi General Empatojayos Brand and his clone trooper armored battalion to retake the planet. They fought a twelve-day battle in the Agao Ranges.[2] General Brand led his battalion to the dormant volcanic ranges that offered cover for the Separatist forces commanded by Major Domb Treetor. Brand ordered concussion missile strikes against the rock formations,[2][3] creating a storm of shrapnel that sliced through the mining village of Agao-Nir,[3] wiping out almost every battle droid stationed there. Utterly defeated, Major Treetor surrendered to the Republic.[2][3]

The Ailon Nova Guard served on the Republic side during the battle and was critical of the Jedi leadership, feeling they were too lenient.[6]

Aftermath

"The callous lack of value shown by the Republic in this exercise is appalling. Each of those miners represented a hard worker with invested skill levels. The synergistic aggregate of the village total was far beyond the worth of each individual."
―Shu Mai[7]

News of Treetor's surrender was broadcast on Republic HoloNet channels,[2] though the Separatists were quick to ensure reporters knew their reason for the Major's surrender—supposedly, Domb Treetor surrendered to Brand only to save the citizens of Agao and other nearby settlements from further warfare.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 The New Essential Chronology
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 SWInsider "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12" — Star Wars Insider 65
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 SWInsider "CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:3:10 Edition" — Star Wars Insider 66
  4. ↑ The New Essential Chronology places the battle nine months after the First Battle of Geonosis, which is dated to 13:5 by The Essential Atlas
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Galaxy at War
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 SWInsider "CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:2:14 Edition" — Star Wars Insider 65
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