Attempted kidnapping of Senator Amidala

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|conc=*Battle of Angmar
|next=Skirmish at Vanqor
|name=Attempted kidnapping of Senator Amidala
|image=
|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=July 21, 1981
|place=Minas Tirith
|result=Jedi Order victory
|side1=Jedi Order
|side2=Confederacy of Independent Systems
|side3=
|side4=
|commanders1=*Jedi Knight Frodo Baggins
|commanders2=
|forces1=*2 Handmaidens
**Eirtaé
**Sabé
|forces2=*Burning Rancors members
}}
The attempted kidnapping of Senator Amidala, by members of the Burning Rancors, occurred during the War of the Ring on Minas Tirith.
==The attempt==
During the War of the Ring, the Council of Elrond discovered that the Confederacy of Independent Systems had paid several outlaws on Minas Tirith to kidnap Senator Amidala before a crucial speech in the Galactic Senate. In an effort to draw out the kidnappers, the Jedi hid Amidala in a safe location and allowed her handmaidens Sabé and Eirtaé to be captured instead.
==Aftermath==
The Council then sent the Hobbit Frodo Baggins to rescue the Senator. Unaware of the exchange that had occurred, Frodo successfully tracked down the kidnappers and subdued them. He released Amidala's decoys, but did not like that he was not told the truth about the Jedi Council's plans.
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Missions