Previous Great Jedi Purge Declaration of a New Order Concurrent Imperial Period Conflicts Next Galactic Civil War Reconquest of the Rim Beginning 19 BBY End 17 BBY Place Outer Rim Territories, Mid Rim Outcome Imperial victory Major battles Ciutric Offensive Battle of Vinsoth Siege of Binquaros Battle of Bimmiel Engagement at Fenion Engagement at Phindar Engagement at Sheris Battle of Botajef Battle of Vardoss Sy Myrthian Insurrection Battle of Diado Battle of Metalorn Siege of Sy Myrth Battle of Trasemene Annexation of the northern Hutt territories Five Veils Campaign Battle of Farstine Battle of the Hook Nebula Listehol Campaign Battle of Sagma Siege of Zygerria Raids on Tervissis Noolian Crisis Seizure of Galboron Seizure of Nooli Battle of Galboron Western Reaches Operation Battle of the Feather Nebula Battle of Kelrodo-Ai Battle of Ord Vaug Battle of Halm Battle of Pendaxa Battle of Ichtor Ambush at Bryndar Battle of Fanha Battle of Tosste Battle of Ogoth Tiir Combatants Galactic Empire Order of the Sith Lords Corporate Sector Authority Separatist holdouts Trade Federation resistance Aqualish separatists Harch raiders Thalassian slavers Pirates Mandalorians Sikurdian pirates Zygerrian Slavers Guild Tervig slavers Iska pirates Commanders Emperor Palpatine Supreme Commander Darth Vader Admiral Terrinald Screed General Hurst Romodi Admiral Adar Tallon General Jan Dodonna Grand Moff Octavian Grant Admiral Wullf Yularen Captain Bannidge Holt † Captain Par Lankin Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin Toonbuck Toora † Customs Vizier Marath Vooro General Kendu Ultho † Guun Cutlax [Source]

The Reconquest of the Rim is the name given to the Imperial campaigns to pacify the Outer Rim Territories after the end of the Clone Wars and the Declaration of a New Order. The successful operations against Separatist holdouts, pirates and slavers, which lasted between 19 BBY and 17 BBY, were a great victory for the Empire, both physical and psychological; the Outer Rim was secured, and the New Order won widespread support for finally crushing lawlessness in the region.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Backstory 1.2 The campaigns of 19 BBY 1.2.1 The Ciutric Offensive 1.2.2 The Sy Myrthian Insurrection 1.2.3 The Five Veils Campaign 1.3 The campaigns of 18 BBY 1.3.1 The Listehol Campaign 1.3.2 The Noolian Crisis 1.4 The campaigns of 17 BBY 1.4.1 The Western Reaches Operation 1.5 Aftermath 2 Behind the scenes 3 Sources 4 Notes and references 5 External links 5.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

BackstoryEdit

The Clone Wars brought the Grand Army of the Republic to the previously neglected Rim, pushing back the Hutt sphere of influence and controlling the far-flung worlds of the galaxy by means of military occupation. The Tion Cluster was home to the civilian Separatist government, and the Corporate Sector had pledged allegiance to the Confederacy, bringing the front lines of the war to the Outer Rim. The Outer Rim Sieges ended with victory for the new Empire, but the Rim was not yet fully under Imperial control.^[1]

For a month, the sentients of Nar Shaddaa celebrated the end of the war in clubs and cantinas, not for the same reasons many in the central regions welcomed the new Empire, but because they believed that the Emperor would focus on consolidating power in the Core, leaving worlds in the Mid and Outer Rims to their own devices. Nar Shaddaans hoped that this would give smugglers freedom to work the space lanes after having to sidestep the Republic and Separatist armies for three years, and the market for spice and other proscribed goods could once again open up.^[2]

The campaigns of 19 BBYEdit

The large-scale mobilization of forces that marked the last phase of the Clone Wars was not halted with the creation of the Empire. Emperor Palpatine, determined to unite the entire galaxy under his rule, deployed his armies in the Mid and Outer Rims to eradicate Separatist holdouts and the forces of lawlessness that had plagued the outlying regions in the last years of the Republic. The three main fronts of the Reconquest of the Rim in 19 BBY were the Ciutric sector, the former Foundry of the Confederacy and the Five Veils Route.^[1]

The Ciutric OffensiveEdit

Main article: Ciutric Offensive

After the massacre of the Separatist leadership by Darth Vader, Confederate forces from Muunilinst and Mygeeto crossed the Void of Chopani and established a power base in the Ciutric sector. Funding came from shadowy interests on Serenno and Celanon, and military support from pirates and Thalassian slavers who joined their cause as privateers. The 10th Sector Army mobilized from Axxila to crush this new threat to Imperial dominance, with Admiral Screed in command of the naval forces and General Romodi in command of the ground forces.^[1]

The Battle of Vinsoth was a victory for the Empire and for Screed, forcing the Muun leadership of the Ciutric Separatists to flee to Binquaros, where they dug in for a siege. While General Romodi led his forces against the Muuns, Admiral Screed pursued the holdouts' ships to Bimmiel. The Imperial forces won a victory with overwhelming losses for the other side in the Battle of Bimmiel, but the Battle of Binquaros did not end well for the Empire. A coalition of pirates and Mandalorians driven off the Salin Corridor by the Imperial military in engagements at Fenion, Phindar and Sheris joined forces with Serennian mercenaries and broke the siege of Binquaros. The Separatists fled Binquaros and headed for the Unknown Regions. Before they could find a safe haven, they were betrayed by a pirate captain and crushed by Screed and Romodi at Vardoss. The Battle of Vardoss ended the Ciutric Offensive, and the Empire secured the region.^[1]

The Sy Myrthian InsurrectionEdit

Main article: Sy Myrthian Insurrection

Out of the former Foundry of the Confederacy, ravaged by the Republic during the Outer Rim Sieges, emerged a new threat to the Empire in the form of Toonbuck Toora, the former senator of Sy Myrth who had led her world in secession from the Republic during the Separatist Crisis.^[3] Toora reactivated factory worlds and rallied ground and naval forces in preparation for a war with the new Empire, which indeed came when the the 12th Sector Army relocated to Charros. Under Admiral Adar Tallon and General Jan Dodonna, they engaged Toora's forces in a series of protracted conflicts, among which were the Battles of Metalorn and Diado.

After several months of fighting, Imperial forces under General Dodonna besieged Sy Myrth and forced Toora to flee. Dodonna led the chase against Toora on the Battlecruiser Battalion, capturing her in the Trasemene system. In the Battle of Trasemene, Toora's flagship, the Defiance's Banner, was destroyed, and the Sy Myrthian Insurrection ended. Some holdout forces escaped to the Kreetan Narrows, which led to the Empire claiming the area from the Hutts.

The Five Veils CampaignEdit

Main article: Five Veils Campaign

The campaigns of 18 BBYEdit

The Listehol CampaignEdit

Main article: Listehol Campaign

The Noolian CrisisEdit

Main article: Noolian Crisis

The campaigns of 17 BBYEdit

The Western Reaches OperationEdit

Main article: Western Reaches Operation

AftermathEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

• Although the events within were frequently referred to in various sources, it wasn't until the release of The Essential Guide to Warfare that the overall time period (19 BBY–17 BBY) was actually given a name. According to one of the sourcebook's two authors, Jason Fry, this section was one of his favorites.^[4]
• Dave Dorman created artwork entitled Lord Vader's Persuasion of the Outer Rim to Join the Empire for Celebration VI.^[5]

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Guide to Warfare (First mentioned)
• Dave Dorman exclusive "501st Legion" print for Celebration IV. (Picture only)

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Jason Fry's tumblr account - EG to Warfare Endnotes Pt. 7.