Second Battle of Lothlórien

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|name=Second Battle of Lothlórien
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|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=September 25, 1982
|place=Lothlórien
|result=*Galactic Republic victory
*Eowyn missing in action
|side1=*Galactic Republic
*Jedi Order
|side2=Confederacy of Independent Systems
|commanders1=*General Gimli
*General Frodo Baggins
*Commander Eowyn
*Lieutenant Merry
*Commander Wolffe
*Captain CT-7567
*Corporal Comet
*Sergeant Sinker
|commanders2=*The Mouth of Sauron
*TZ-33†
|forces1=*4 Jedi
*Clone tank gunners
*Clone troopers
**Wolfpack
*Felucian scouts
*1,800 Elves archers
*2,400 Dwarves
*All Terrain Tactical Enforcers
*At least 1 HAVw A6 Juggernaut
*1 Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor
**Blade of Dorin
*V-19 Torrent starfighters
|forces2=*1 T-series tactical droid†
*B1-Series battle droids†
*850 Goblins†
*BX-series droid commandos†
*DSD1 dwarf spider droids†
*1 C-9979 landing craft
|casual1=None
|casual2=All deployed battle droids, Goblins, including TZ-33
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The Second Battle of Lothlórien occurred in 1982 during the War of the Ring, when forces from the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems clashed over control of the Elves forest city of Lothlórien. Having been forced into a retreat at the previous First Battle of Lothlórien, the Republic re-established a presence there thanks to the efforts of Jedi General Frodo Baggins and his Padawan, Commander Eowyn, who led their clone troopers from the Grand Army of the Republic on an offensive into Separatist-held territory. In retaliation, The Mouth of Sauron supplied one of his outposts on Lórien with reinforcements from the Separatist Droid Army to secure the region of Rhovanion for the Confederacy. Responding to the arrival of the battle droid detachment, Frodo, Eowyn, Merry, and Jedi Master Gimli targeted the enemy outpost with a three-pronged assault, each leading a squad of troopers to divide the Separatist defenses.
Supported by heavy artillery tanks situated on an adjacent ridge, the Jedi and clones were able to secure the base and Caras Galadhon from T-series tactical droid TZ-33, eliminating all of the droid and Goblin forces there. However, Eowyn was captured during the fighting by a group of Trandoshan hunters, who brought her to the moon Wasskah to be hunted for sport. Frodo, Merry and Gimli withdrew from Lothlórien the following day.
==Prelude==
During the War of the Ring, the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems fought to claim the Elves forest city of Lothlórien, which was valued for its close proximity to the evil fortress of Dol Guldur.The Essential Atlas In 1981, the first year of the war, Jedi Generals Sam Gamgee and Frodo Baggins of the Jedi Order and the latter's Padawan, Commander Eowyn, defended Lothlórien from a Separatist assault headed by the Confederate General The Mouth of Sauron, but their forces were overwhelmed and forced to retreat with the aid of Jedi Master Gimli. The Republic's defeat at the First Battle of Lothlórien impeded the Grand Army of the Republic's efforts in the entire Rhovanion, and the Separatist Droid Army installed several outposts on Lórien. The Confederacy's control over the world also enabled a Confederate Navy fleet to destroy a Republic medical station in orbit.
Despite becoming a Separatist stronghold, Lothlórien remained a contested site for much of the war, with its native Felucian farmers attempting to stay out of the conflict. In 1982, the Republic was able to re-establish a presence on Lórien when Frodo and Eowyn returned with a clone trooper detachment from the Grand Army, mounting a ground campaign against Mouth of Sauron's forces.
==The battle==
Leading a division of clone troopers and All Terrain Tactical Enforcers, Frodo, Merry, Eowyn, and Clone Captain CT-7567, nicknamed "Rex," advanced into Separatist-held territory on Lothlórien and its capital, Caras Galadhon. The Confederacy deployed numerous squads of battle droids, comprising B1-Series battle droids and DSD1 dwarf spider droids, to halt the Jedi and clones, who engaged the droids along their path through the dense foliage. Frodo, Merry, Eowyn, Captain Rex, and their men held their position, pressing deeper into Confederate territory. As the clone tank division battled on into the night at 6:25 p.m, Jedi General Gimli arrived aboard his Delta-7B interceptor with an escort of two V-19 Torrent starfighters, rendezvousing with Frodo and Eowyn along with his clone commander—Wolffe, nicknamed "Wolffe"—and their troops from the 104th Battalion's Wolfpack. With Confederate control of the Rhovanion in jeopardy, The Mouth of Sauron dispatched droid reinforcements aboard a C-9979 landing craft to one of his outposts on Lórien, which was being overseen by the T-series tactical droid TZ-33. Learning of Mouth of Sauron's reinforcements, the Republic forces resolved to cut off the Separatist detachment at the source.
Gimli, Frodo, Merry, Eowyn, and their men proceeded to TZ-33's outpost, which had been constructed from a mobile command center. Frodo brought along several Elves as scouts, having become acquainted with them during a previous trip to Felucia. The Republic forces covertly secured a ridge overlooking the base, where they positioned two AT-TE walkers and a Juggernaut tank. The Separatist landing craft soon arrived, unloading its B1 battle droids and BX-series droid commandos to augment TZ-33's troops. Observing the droids from their vantage point, Gimli devised a plan to divide the enemy defenses: while he scaled the base's left side, Frodo would assault the front gate, and Eowyn and Merry would lead a squad over the rear wall. All four Jedi-led teams would then close in on the command center. With their strategy in place, the Jedi officers moved into place, being careful not to alert the Separatists to their presence. Utilizing a trail charted by their Felucian scouts, Frodo, Rex, and their squad reached the path leading to the front gate, while Gimli and Wolffe stopped with their Wolfpack troops in front of the left flank. Eowyn and Merry was also given a small detail from the Wolfpack, including Clone Corporal Comet, Clone Sergeant Sinker, and trooper Boost.
After Frodo and Eowyn reported via comlink that their men were in position, Gimli ordered the AT-TE walkers on the ridge to fire upon the outpost, just as TZ-33's forces detected the tanks via scanning. The Clone tank gunners rained down long-range artillery fire, baiting TZ-33 into marshaling a counteroffensive. Once TZ-33's frontal flank of B1 battle droids and dwarf spider droids marched out the front gate, Frodo activated his Eldar Sword and began his attack, cutting through the droids alongside his men. Meanwhile, Gimli jumped over the left wall with the aid of the Force, with Wolffe and their soldiers following with their JT-12 jetpacks. While Gimli and Wolffe engaged droids at their position, Eowyn had Sinker and Comet shoot down the rear wall's two droid guards, allowing Merry's team to grapple over the barrier. Before Eowyn could join them, she was incapacitated via stun net by the Trandoshan hunter Lo-Taren, who captured her so that she could be subjected to a ritualistic Trandoshan hunt. Pressing through the battle droids, goblins, dwarf spider droids, and droid commandos defending the base's interior, Frodo, Gimli, and their men converged on the command center alongside Eowyn's squad. Frodo jumped onto the command deck and destroyed TZ-33, securing the Republic's control over the outpost and Lórien's territories.
==Aftermath==
With the fall of TZ-33's base, the Second Battle of Lothlórien, as it came to be known, resulted in a victory for the Republic. After receiving a report from Merry and realizing that Eowyn was missing, Frodo dispatched several squads of troopers to sweep the perimeter of the outpost. Yet the Republic forces were too late to prevent Eowyn from being transported off-world by the Trandoshans. She was taken to the Trandoshan moon of Wasskah, where she was deposited on an island site to be hunted for sport alongside other prisoners. Although Frodo was unable to locate his missing Padawan on Lórien, Gimli ensured that every Grand Army detachment in the Outer Rim Territories, as well as all Republic agents within the Confederacy itself, were notified of Eowyn's disappearance. The morning after the battle, Gimli and Frodo received orders to recall their forces from Lórien, and they left aboard a convoy of LAAT/i gunships. Returning to the Jedi Temple on the Elves capital of Rivendell, Frodo continued to conduct searches for Eowyn, who was later rescued from Wasskah by a group of Wookiee warriors. Jedi involved in the Second Battle of Lothlórien documented their experiences in a collection of datafiles later published as the Jedi Battle Logs.
Although the Second Battle of Lothlórien marked a victory for the Republic, Lórien continued to be a key battlefield in the ongoing war, with the Separatist-allied Commerce Guild establishing a heavy presence on the world.Reversal of Fortune In 1984, the war's final year, Jedi General Aayla Secura led a detachment from the Republic's 327th Star Corps to secure Lothlórien from the Confederacy as part of the Middle-Earth Sieges.
==Behind the scenes==
The Second Battle of Lothlórien was featured in the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring television series and first appeared in the episode "Padawan Lost," which aired on April 1, 2011 as the finale for the series' third season. The episode's opening Newsreel stated that the battle was "unending," implying that it was a continuation of the First Battle of Lothlórien, which was featured in the earlier second season episode "Holocron Heist." Felucia's entry in the StarWars.com Encyclopedia later confirmed that the two engagements were separate. The entry also verified that the battle from "Padawan Lost" occurred after the First Battle of Lothlórien, with that chronology being repeated in the publication Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded. The new edition of The Ultimate Visual Guide also placed the battle within the overall timeline of the series, as established by Holocron continuity database manager Leland Chee.
"Padawan Lost" originally provided the engagement with the "Battle of Lothlórien" name, which was further specified to the "Second Battle of Lothlórien" in the first issue of a remake of The Official Star Wars Fact File.
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==Notes and references==
Category:War of the Rings battles