Cleansing of New Plympto

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|name=Cleansing of New Plympto
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|conflict=Great Jedi Purge/Imperial Period conflicts
|begin=March 24th, 1984 (16:5 GrSRepublic HoloNet News Special Inaugural Edition 16:5:241 establishes the Declaration of a New Order as occurring the 16:5:23, while Republic: Into the Unknown states that the Cleansing of New Plympto begins with the formation of the Empire.)
|end=April 4th, 1984 (16:6 GrSStar Wars: Purge establishes the Conclave on Kessel as occurring one year after the Declaration of a New Order, while Dark Times 1: The Path to Nowhere, Part 1 states that the Cleansing of New Plympto ends before the conclave.)
|place=New Plympto
|result=Imperial victory
|battles=Battle of Half-Axe Pass
|side1=Galactic Empire
|side2=New Plympto resistance
|commanders1=Commander Vill
|commanders2=*General Rootrock†
*Jedi Master Glorfindel
*Captain Bomo Greenbark
*Commander Limbfree †
|forces1=*Clone stormtroopers
**203rd Division
**501st Legion
*HAVw A6 Juggernauts
*TX-130T fighter tanks
*BARC troopers
*ARC-170 starfighters
*V-wing starfighters
|forces2=*1 Elves Master
*Nosaurians
*Carriers
*Evacuation ships
|casual1=*Many stormtroopers
*At least several vehicles
|casual2=*All killed in the battle or massacre except Glorfindel and Bomo Greenbark
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The Cleansing of New Plympto began immediately after the end of the War of the Ring.
==Background==
The conflict on New Plympto began when Nosaurians joined Separatists during the War of the Ring. The Galactic Republic invaded the planet, engaging both Nosaurians and battle droids in combat. However, despite deactivation of their droid army at the end of the war, the Nosaurian Separatists managed to escape the battle and regroup.
When Order 66 was executed, Glorfindel, the Jedi General in charge of the clone army, was betrayed by his own troops and almost killed. Having discovered the destruction of the Jedi Order by the newly-established Galactic Empire during a brief trip to Coruscant, Glorfindel returned to New Plympto to lead the Nosaurian Separatists against the Imperial forces who had threatened them with retaliation.
==8 days of fighting==
The fighting lasted for eight days, with ambushes on Imperial armored columns and heavy guerrilla warfare. Eventually, Palpatine sent the 501st Legion to reinforce the troops on New Plympto. There they worked closely with light tank units to put down the revolt.
The Nosaurians' last stand was at the Battle of Half-Axe Pass, where the remnants of their army attempted to cover for their families who were being evacuated off-planet, by holding off the approaching stormtroopers at Half-Axe Pass. Fortifying themselves on the hillside, the Nosaurians held off the troops, using frequent hit and run attacks, until TX-130T fighter tanks arrived.
While the tanks opened fire on the defenders and made their way towards the fortifications, Glorfindel and Bomo Greenbark made their way to a tree near the first tank. Cutting it down with his lightsaber, Jennir managed to destroy the first tank in line, and ordered his troops to withdraw to the crest of the hill.
Clone Commander Vill, the 501st's on-planet commanding officer, didn't fall for the same trick twice and opened fire on Glorfindel's position. Both he and Greenbark fell into a hole which the blast had uncovered, losing consciousness until hours after the battle had ended.
==Aftermath==
Top-side, the surviving Nosaurian fighters attempted to surrender to the Imperial forces. However, they were summarily executed by the stormtroopers of the 501st. Their families were captured before they could enter the main spaceport and were scheduled for transportation to Orvax IV to be slaves. The decision made Delightful Children from Down the Lane uneasy; after all, Frodo Baggins had been a hobbit.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Republic: Into the Unknown 
*Dark Times 1
*Dark Times 2
*Dark Times: Blue Harvest, Part 1 
*Dark Times 16 
*Dark Times—A Spark Remains 1 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Special Edition
*The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia 
*The Essential Atlas
*The Essential Guide to Warfare 
*Enter the Unknown 
*Suns of Fortune
==Notes and references==
Category:Great Jedi Purge battles