Second Battle of Metellos

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Previous Fourth Battle of Coruscant, Attack on the Borderland Regions Concurrent First Battle of Mon Calamari Next Battle of Pinnacle Base Second Battle of Metellos Conflict Galactic Civil War (Operation Shadow Hand) Date 10 ABY Place Metellos system Outcome Imperial victory Combatants Galactic Empire New Republic Commanders Admiral Delvardus Strength Imperial fleet New Republic fleet Defense shield Casualties Unknown Destruction of defense force More than 5 billion civilians killed [Source]

The Second Battle of Metellos took place during Operation Shadow Hand, as forces loyal to the reborn Emperor Palpatine spread out across the Core.

[edit] The battle

The second attack on Metellos in 10 ABY was conducted by an armada led by then-Admiral Delvardus. The New Republic defensive fleet was routed and the surface of Metellos was subjected to intense orbital bombardment. The shelling cost the lives of more than five billion people.

[edit] Aftermath

Due to New Republic recovery efforts being focused on near-by Coruscant, the reconstruction of Metellos took much longer than expected.

[edit] Sources

• Coruscant and the Core Worlds

Operation Shadow Hand
Mon Calamari · Metellos · First Da Soocha V · Altyr V · Balmorra · Ossus First Byss · Second Da Soocha V · New Alderaan · Duro · Pelagia Rim shipyard · Nespis VIII · Onderon · Second Byss