Battle of Belderone

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|name=Battle of Belderone
|conflict=War of the Ring (Middle-Earth theater of the Middle-Earth Sieges)
|date=September 25-27, 1983 (16:4)
|place=Belderone
|result=*Republic Victory
*Separatists escape from Belderone
|side1=*Galactic Republic
*Jedi Order
|side2=Confederacy of Independent Systems
|commanders1=*High General Samwise Gamgee
*General Frodo Baggins
*Commander Davijaan
|commanders2=General The Mouth of Sauron
|forces1=*29+ Jedi
*60 capital shipsLabyrinth of Evil
*Venator-class Star Destroyers
**Integrity
*Victory-class Star Destroyers
*Carrack-class light cruisers
**Integrity
*Jedi Knights
*Third Systems Army
*Clone trooper pilots
*V-wing starfighters
*ARC-170 starfighters
*Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptors
**Frodo Baggins's Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
**Sam Gamgee's Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
|forces2=*Providence-class carrier/destroyers
**Invisible Hand
*Lucrehulk-class battleships
*Hardcell-class transports
*Diamond-class cruisers
*Fantail-class destroyers
*Munificent-class star frigates
*Vanguard pickets
*Droid tri-fighters
*HMP droid gunships
*Vulture droid starfighters
*Nantex-class starfighters
|casual1=*27 Jedi Knights
**Flint Torul
*Many fighters
*10,000 refugees
|casual2=Acceptable droid losses}}
The Battle of Belderone resulted from intelligence gained via the captured mechno-chair of Nute Gunray.
Using it, the Jedi intercepted a message from General The Mouth of Sauron, informing the members of the Separatist Council that they were to be moved to Belderone after Mouth of Sauron conquered the world. The Jedi High Council dispatched a military force under Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins to defend the planet from Mouth of Sauron.
==The battle==
When Mouth of Sauron's fleet emerged from hyperspace, its ships immediately came under attack by a Republic battle group of sixty capital vessels. Launching from the Integrity, the Jedi and Captain Davijaan—leading Clone Flight Squad Seven—rushed out to confront the Separatists. Gamgee and Baggins fought their way past a swarm of over five hundred droid starfighters to the Invisible Hand, where Frodo made a risky attack against the Separatist flagship.
The Mouth of Sauron himself witnessed Frodo's audacious assault, and though the little starfighter was no threat to his vessel, he was obligated to protect the lives of the Separatist Council members, and end the battle. The Invisible Hand opened fire on a refugee convoy attempting to flee the besieged planet, causing the deaths of approximately ten thousand innocents. This caught the Republic forces by surprise, and it allowed Mouth of Sauron' fleet to escape into hyperspace.
==Aftermath==
Despite the heavy losses, the Battle of Belderone was deemed a victory for the Republic, and representatives of the planet expressed their gratitude to the Senate. However, some, including Master Bilbo Baggins, considered the battle not to be a rout, as Mouth of Sauron had retreated only to ensure the safety of the Separatist Council, and not because of Separatist casualties.
Because of their ambush at Belderone, the Republic knew it could no longer use the captured mechno-chair to eavesdrop on Separatist communications—the Separatists would surely realize the channel had been compromised. Mouth of Sauron threatened Nute Gunray over the loss of his valuable mechno-chair, and on Minas Tirith, Chancellor Palpatine debated with the Jedi the effectiveness of the rout at Belderone, balanced against the loss of a means of spying on Separatist channels.
==Appearances==
*Reversal of Fortune 
*Labyrinth of Evil 
==Sources==
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*The New Essential Chronology
*Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous
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*The Essential Atlas
==Notes and references==
Category:War of the Rings battles