Battle of Merson

Battle of Null

Battle of Merson

Conflict

Clone Wars^[1]

Date

21 BBY, Month 10

Place

Merson^[1]

Outcome

Major Confederacy of Independent Systems victory^[1]

Combatants
Galactic Republic^[1]	Merson pirates^[2] Confederacy of Independent Systems^[1]
Commanders
General Ronhar Kim†^[1] Commander Tap-Nar-Pal†^[1] Senior Commander Dox†^[1] Captain Gilad Pellaeon^[1]
Strength
Clone troopers^[1] Jedi Knights^[1] All Terrain Tactical Enforcers^[1] Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptors^[1] At least 3 Acclamator I-class assault ships^[1] Leveler^[1]	Merson pirate forces^[2] B1 battle droids^[1] B2 super battle droids^[1] STAP-1 platforms^[1] IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tanks^[1] Vulture droid starfighters^[1]
Casualties
All ground forces^[1]	Moderate^[1]

[Source]

"Die well."
"Copy that."

―Ronhar Kim and Dox^[src]

The Battle of Merson during the Clone Wars consisted of Galactic Republic forces, led by Jedi Master Ronhar Kim, his Padawan Tap-Nar-Pal and Captain Gilad Pellaeon, being sent into battle on the planet Merson.

1 The battle
2 Aftermath
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
- 5.1 In other languages

The battleEdit

Republic Intelligence underestimated the forces on the planet by a factor of five, and were crushed. The Separatists had expected the attack due to information given by Darth Sidious to Count Dooku, warning that the Republic would be arriving shortly.^[1] As a consequence, the local Merson pirate forces were augmented with CIS droids and material.^[2]

Captain Pellaeon withdrew upon the arrival of additional CIS forces and Master Ronhar Kim, his Padawan and their army perished on the planet below. Kim's Padawan attempted a strafing run to assist his master, only to be shot down by B2 super battle droids.^[1]

AftermathEdit

With the death of Jedi Master Kim, his plan for testing the members of the Galactic Senate for high midi-chlorian counts died with him. Thus, Chancellor Palpatine's secret identity as Lord Sidious continued to remain a secret.^[1]