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Battle of Murkhana

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Battle of Murkhana

Conflict

Clone Wars (Outer Rim Sieges)

Date

19 BBY

Place

Murkhana

Outcome

Republic/Imperial victory

Combatants
Galactic Republic/Empire Jedi Order	Confederacy of Independent Systems
Commanders
Senior General Roan Shryne Commander Salvo
Strength
Clone troopers 22nd Air Combat Wing 32nd Air Combat Wing Ion Team 4 Clone commandos BARC troopers 6 Jedi Knights LAAT/i gunships SX troop shuttles Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighters Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighters Over 100 seeker droids At least 3 Victory-class Star Destroyers Gallant	Koorivar mercenaries Vibroblade Brigade B1 battle droids OG-9 homing spider droids IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcer Vulture droids Droid tri-fighters Mankvim-814 light interceptors IBC warships At least one Munificent-class star frigate Commerce Guild warships
Casualties
Numerous clone troopers 4 Jedi	Unknown, presumably heavy

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"The mission is to capture the city, not level it."

―Roan Shryne^[src]

The Battle of Murkhana took place during the final weeks of the Clone Wars. The Grand Army of the Republic staged an assault of Murkhana, headquarters of the Corporate Alliance and residence of Magistrate Passel Argente.

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

BackgroundEdit

Republic High Command, as part of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's policy of "winning the hearts and minds of the Separatists," ordered that the Republic armada wait several weeks to give the Alliance personnel the chance to surrender. Instead they used it to lace the entire planet with a thick, blaster blocking, anti-laser aerosol, a tactic used by Republic forces at the Battle of Paarin Minor.

The battleEdit

After three weeks of fighting, Jedi General Roan Shryne and Clone Commander Salvo, accompanied by Bol Chatak and her Padawan Olee Starstone, led an assault on an Alliance landing platform in Murkhana City, leading a wing of LAAT/i gunships from the Star Destroyer Gallant.

The clone forces fought against battle droids and tank droids across the city. General Shryne, aided by the clone commando Climber and his Ion Squad, succeeded in destroying the deflector shield generator that protected the landing platform.

However, the fall of the platform coincided with the execution of Order 66, which saw the deaths of three Jedi on Murkhana. However, Climber and his squad refused to carry out the order on Roan, Bol and Olee, allowing them time to flee.

Shortly afterwards, Darth Vader sent orders from Mustafar for the deactivation of the Separatist Droid Army. All droid units on Murkhana shut down immediately. The Jedi had disguised themselves as Corporate Alliance mercenaries, though with no droids left to fight, the clone troopers focused on rounding up their organic enemies.

AftermathEdit

Roan, Bol and Olee were captured on the landing platform, awaiting transport to the prison facility on Agon 9. Darth Vader himself landed in Murkhana City to learn who was responsible for the escape of the Jedi. Climber admitted his actions, though Bol Chatak suddenly revealed herself as a Jedi and engaged Vader in a lightsaber duel.

The Dark Lord beheaded the Zabrak Jedi, though Roan and Olee were able to avoid boarding the transport, and later escaped Murkhana onboard a CloakShape fighter. Murkhana was now under the control of the newly-formed Galactic Empire.