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Umbaran militia

Umbaran militia

General information
Leader(s)	Ennodius Farr-Nees
Notable members	Umbaran nationalists
Headquarters	Capital city Umbaran airbase
Locations	Umbara
Other information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Confederacy of Independent Systems

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"Resistance from the Umbarans has been greater than anticipated."

―Jedi General Pong Krell^[src]

The Umbaran militia was the local defense force of Umbara, a shadowy world in the Ghost Nebula. The militia was comprised of the planet's native Umbaran people, who utilized the advanced technology that had been developed on their world to defend their holdings and attack enemy forces. Aside from the soldiers who served as infantry units, the militia also made use of millicreep assassin droids, heavy hover tanks, multi-legged assault tanks, and massive and mobile heavy cannons. The Umbarans also employed air defense vehicles, including their technologically-unique starfighters and combat support ships.

During the Clone Wars, the Umbaran militia fought against the Galactic Republic in support of their world's succession to the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Although the Grand Army of the Republic's Jedi Generals had hoped for the combat on the world to be quickly resolved, the Umbaran militia proved to be more resourceful and tenacious than predicted. The Umbarans inflicted heavy casualties against their enemy's clone trooper forces, but were eventually forced to fall back towards the capital city of Umbara. After the Republic's 501st Legion seized a key militia airbase, High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi moved on the capital and usurped control from the Umbaran natives. Despite receiving covert assistance from Jedi Master Pong Krell, the militia met with defeat near their captured airbase, ending the battle for Umbara and delivering their world back into the hands of the Republic.