Foerost campaign
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The Foerost campaign took place in 20.1 BBY during the Clone Wars, which ultimately decided who would control the Core Worlds.
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[edit] History
The large Techno Union-held shipyards of Foerost had been blockaded by the Galactic Republic since the beginning of the war, to ensure that the factories there would atrophy, being severed from the CIS supply line.
Almost two full years after the blockade was initiated, Techno Union engineers emerged from the system with their newest weapon: the Mark I Bulwark-class battlecruiser, a kilometer-long metal behemoth that rammed through the Republic ships with ease. Bristling with ion cannons, turbolasers, and significant armor, the Bulwark Fleet smashed outposts all through Coruscant's Sector Zero with impunity, aged Sullustan commander Dua Ningo leading the way.
In the face of such reckless hate, the Republic's hand was forced; they debuted their newest ship, the Victory I-class Star Destroyer, half a year ahead of schedule. Led by young Captains Jan Dodonna and Terrinald Screed, the Victory Fleet fought valiantly in battles at Ixtlar, Alsakan, and Basilisk; however, Ningo and the Bulwark Fleet remained intact.
The final battle in the Foerost conflict came to an end above Anaxes, where the Bulwark Fleet was finally destroyed.
[edit] Known battles
- Battle of Foerost (opening battle)
- Battle of Ixtlar
- Battle of Alsakan
- Battle of Basilisk
- Battle of Anaxes (final battle)
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The Battle of Foerost was created specifically for The New Essential Chronology. Author Dan Wallace wanted to explain the origins of the Bulwark battlecruisers from Star Wars: Rebellion, and took this as an ample opportunity, introducing the first model of the vessel.
- The concept and execution of the conflict between the two fleets shares uncanny similarities with the Battle of Hampton Roads of the American Civil War, where two newly designed ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, battled at Sewell's Point. Unlike its Star Wars counterpart, however, this battle was a draw—neither ship's weapons could pierce the armor of the other, and the Virginia eventually was forced to retreat to refuel.
- The series of inconclusive engagements between the two fleets bare a striking resemblance to the Battle of Jutland of the First World War with the German surface fleet being enticed out of port to engage the British fleet. At the time both fleets were using battleships of the post-Dreadnought style, the most powerful warships, which had resulted from a sort of "Naval arms race" between the two belligerents. The battle descended into a series of small skirmish engagements with the primary action taking place as the British fleet pursued the German fleet, rather how the Victory Fleet pursued the Bulwark Fleet; however, unlike the Foerost campaign, the Battle of Jutland did not conclude with one fleet defeating another. Pursued by the British, the German fleet would return to port, its threat effectively suppressed as it would remain in port for the remainder of the war.
