Battle of New Plympto (Great Jedi Purge)

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Previous Battle of Enarc Next Battle of Kashyyyk Battle of New Plympto Conflict Great Jedi Purge Date 19 BBY Place Half-Axe Pass, New Plympto Outcome Imperial victory Combatants Galactic Empire Separatist holdouts New Plympto resistance Jedi Order (Dass Jennir) Commanders Commander Vill Senior General Dass Jennir General Rootrock † Captain Bomo Greenbark Commander Limbfree † Strength Stormtroopers 501st Legion HAVw A6 Juggernauts TX-130T fighter tanks BARC troopers ARC-170 starfighters V-wing starfighters 203rd 1 Jedi Master Nosaurians Carriers Evacuation ships Casualties Many stormtroopers At least several vehicles All killed in the battle or massacre except Dass Jennir and Bomo Greenbark [Source]

The Battle of New Plympto began immediately after the end of the Clone Wars.

Contents 1 Background 2 One month of fighting 3 Aftermath 4 Appearances 5 Sources

[edit] Background

Having discovered the destruction of the Jedi Order by the newly-established Galactic Empire, Jedi Master Dass Jennir returned to New Plympto to lead the Nosaurian separatists against the Imperial forces who had threatened them with retaliation.

[edit] One month of fighting

The fighting lasted for a month, with ambushes on Imperial armored columns and heavy guerrilla warfare. Eventually, Palpatine ordered the 501st Legion to invade the world. There they worked closely with light tank units to put down the revolt.

The Nosaurians' last stand was at the Battle of Half-Axe Pass, where the remnants of their army attempted to cover for their families who were being evacuated off-planet, by holding off the approaching stormtroopers at Half-Axe Pass. Fortifying themselves on the hillside, the Nosaurians held off the troops, using frequent hit and run attacks, until TX-130T fighter tanks arrived.

While the tanks opened fire on the defenders and made their way towards the fortifications, Dass Jennir and Bomo Greenbark made their way to a tree near the first tank. Cutting it down with his lightsaber, Jennir managed to destroy the first tank in line, and ordered his troops to withdraw to the crest of the hill.

Clone Commander Vill, the 501st's on-planet commanding officer, didn't fall for the same trick twice and opened fire on Jennir's position. Both he and Greenbark fell into a hole which the blast had uncovered, losing consciousness until hours after the battle had ended.

[edit] Aftermath

Top-side, the surviving Nosaurian fighters attempted to surrender to the Imperial forces. However, they were summarily executed by the stormtroopers of the 501st. Their families were captured before they could enter the main spaceport and were scheduled for transportation to Orvax IV to be slaves.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown (First appearance)
• Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere
• Star Wars Dark Times: Blue Harvest, Part 1 (Appears in flashback(s))

[edit] Sources

• The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (See Half-Axe Pass)