Battle of Jabiim

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|name=Battle of Jabiim
|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=March 2nd - April 13, 1982The Essential Reader's Companion Jabiim (14:7–14:9GrS)
|place=Jabiim
|result=*Confederacy of Independent Systems/Nationalist victory
**Capture of Sam Gamgee
**Jabiimi Loyalists lose trust in the name Skywalker
|side1=*Galactic Republic
*Jedi Order
*Jabiimi Loyalists
|side2=*Confederacy of Independent Systems
*Dark Acolytes
*Jabiimi Nationalists
|commanders1=*General Sam Gamgee
*General Sirrus†
*General Norcuna†
*General Leska†
*Commander Frodo Baggins
*Captain Orliss Gillmunn
*Alpha-17
|commanders2=*Commander Jinx
*Commander Alto Stratus†
*Commander A71
|forces1=*Jedi
**Sam Gamgee
**Frodo Baggins
**Padawan Pack†
*Clone troopers
**43rd Battalion†
*AT-TE walkers
*AT-XT walkers
*AT-AT walkers
*Jabiimi loyalists
*1 Consular-class cruiser
*LAAT/is
*3 Acclamator-class assault ships
*Landspeeders
*DF.9 anti-infantry batteries
*Zephyr-G swoops
|forces2=*One Dark Witch
*Over 10,000 Jabiimi Nationalist Rebels
**Nationalist Army
***Nimbus commandos
*B1-Series battle droids
*10,000 Goblins
*B2 super battle droids
*IG lancer combat droids (Possible)
*DSD1 dwarf spider droids
*IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tanks
*Droidekas
*LM-432 crab droids
*OG-9 homing spider droids
*A-series assassin droids
*C-9979 landing craft
*Multi-Troop Transports
*Armored Assault Tanks
|casual1=*Very Heavy
*27 Jedi
*10,000+ clone troopers
*2 ships lost during evacuation
*At least 7 AT-AT walkers
*Several AT-TE walkers
*Several AT-XT walkers
|casual2=*Heavy
*Alto Stratus
*All assassin droids
*Many Nimbus commandos
*Over 8,000 Nationalist soldiers
*Huge numbers of battle droids and goblins}}
The Battle of Jabiim was a major battle of the War of the Ring between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic that took place on the planet Jabiim in 1982. The Republic intervened in a civil war that had raged on the planet for some days in order to preserve its vital economic interests in Jabiimi mining, and the Confederacy supported an anti-Republic Jabiimi faction with arms and droid soldiers.
The Republic task force initially made significant gains, but overextended its limited resources, and the Confederates, led by Alto Stratus and Dark Jedi Jinx, quickly gained the upper hand. Suffering heavy losses and pursued by the Separatists, the remaining Republic forces retreated to the southern hemisphere of the planet.
Only the valiant last stand of a quickly formed battle group of clone troopers and Jedi Padawans prevented a total rout by tying up large Separatist forces for several days in the battle of Cobalt Station, buying the remnants of the Republic task force enough time to evacuate off the planet.
==Prelude==
Republic agents on Jabiim informed the Galactic Senate that the Jabiim Congress had been undermined by Separatist influences. In fact, Alto Stratus, the leader of the Jabiimi Nationalists, had orchestrated a coup, killing most of the pro-Republic members of Congress. Stratus felt that the Republic had failed to aid the Jabiimi during several local conflicts and only exploited the planet's mineral wealth for use in its war against the Confederacy of Independent Systems.Star Wars: Republic 55: The Battle of Jabiim, Part 1 Although he spoke eloquently against the oppression of the Republic, many believed these words had been purchased with weapons, supplies, and credits by the Confederacy, which gave his faction strong military support.Star Wars: Republic 57: The Battle of Jabiim, Part 3 After this act of treason, civil war broke out between Stratus' Nationalist faction and the remaining Jabiimi Loyalists, led by Captain Orliss Gillmunn.
Negotiations spearheaded by the Alderaanian Diplomatic Corps were rebuffed as Jabiim geared towards war. Rather than lose Jabiim and its valuable mines, the Republic decided to retake the world by force. The Republic positioned its strike force on nearby Handooine.
==The Battle==
The Republic forces established a stronghold at Shelter Base and proceeded to launch attacks on Separatist defensive positions. Aided by Captain Gillmunn's native Loyalist forces, the task force overran a dozen enemy defensive positions, but this was actually part of a Separatist strategy to divide the Republic forces. Stratus kept his battle droids and his elite Nimbus commandos in reserve for a strike on the now-vulnerable Shelter Base. He attacked on March 22, after the Republic landing, inflicting heavy casualties, including two Jedi generals and most of the Padawans present.
Sam Gamgee was thought to have perished. However, it was later revealed that he had survived; he and the ARC trooper Alpha-17 had been captured by the Dark Jedi Jinx and transported to Rattatak.Star Wars: Republic 58: The Battle of Jabiim, Part 4
The Republic was ill-prepared for the atrocious conditions on Jabiim, whereas the Jabiimi rebels had lived there all their lives. The task force's heavy walkers became mired in the muddy, rain-soaked plains, where they were vulnerable to the agile Nimbus commandos, while the constant storms and heavy raining severely impeded their much-needed orbital and air support. Even Republic radio communications and sensors were scrambled by the turbulent atmospheric conditions. Thus the rebels could time and again defeat the Republic despite its superior numbers and firepower.
Over the course of the next week, Stratus's forces made significant gains in the northern hemisphere, defeating General Norcuna and wiping out his forces at Choal. By March 31st after the first landing, 18 Jedi and over 9,000 clone troopers had been killed in action.Star Wars: Republic 56: The Battle of Jabiim, Part 2 General Leska, now the highest-ranking Jedi on the planet, ordered an immediate strike at the Razor Coast in an attempt to capture Stratus. The Republic defeated the Separatist forces there but suffered heavy casualties, and Stratus was nowhere to be found.
Stratus had actually escaped and personally led an attack by the elite Nimbus soldiers on a supply convoy led by Commander Frodo Baggins, which was carrying much-needed reinforcements and material to the Republic base at Cobalt Station. The convoy was led into a minefield, which neutralized most of its armoured support. The Jedi were unprepared for this sort of ambush, as it was the first time the Confederacy used mines in combat, a disturbing development, and suffered heavy losses. The Republic force was eventually able to breakthrough thanks to the Jedi, who used the Force to detonate some of the mines, distracting the Jabiimi and clearing a path out. Stratus himself was injured in the battle, but only lightly, and vowed revenge. He now gathered his forces for a final, decisive attack on Cobalt Station, the Republic's last major defensive installation on the planet.
On April 7th, Leska was killed in action and her task force defeated, and Frodo Baggins assumed command. Much of the Republic forces were in disarray and left leaderless, however, and a full-scale evacuation was planned. Meanwhile, the Jabiimi Separatists, now reinforced by strong Droid Army contingents, were advancing on the departure point at Monsoon Mesa, just south of Cobalt Station. A battle group was formed from a small group of Padawans and the remaining clone troopers to defend the station in an attempt to delay the Separatist advance. They held out for five days against an army of more than 10,000. Stratus was killed in the last hours of the battle by Aubrie Wyn, a young Padawan, and half of his forces destroyed, although Republic casualties were also heavy. Every Jedi present died, except for Frodo Baggins, who—on Chancellor Palpatine's orders—had departed to lead the evacuation. However, the battle group had succeeded in delaying the Separatists long enough for the main Republic force to be evacuated off the planet, and Stratus' death made any organized pursuit impossible.
On April 13th, the Republic evacuation ships arrived. However, there were not enough ships for both the clones and the remaining pro-Republic loyalist forces, who were desperate to escape the revenge of the now successful Separatists. Frodo chose the clones; the Loyalists were abandoned to their fate with the words, "This is your war now." The Jabiimi, who had placed their trust in the Republic, rightly felt betrayed and tried to force their way onto the ships, but were repulsed by Baggins, who held them back with the Force Choke Force technique. Left behind watching their one hope of survival deserting them, they threw mud and curses at the retreating Republic forces.
==Aftermath==
With the Republic forces gone, the Confederacy was soon in complete control of the planet, so although both sides suffered severe casualties, the battle was considered a grievous defeat for the Republic. It was in the panic following the battle that the 501st Legion was deployed to Middle-Earth. It also left a legacy of enduring hatred among the Jabiimi people of the Republic that had betrayed them in their hour of need, the Jedi, and most of all the name of the betrayer Baggins. Also, while the Republic lost 27 Jedi and over 10,000 clones, with two of three evacuation means of transport damaged, as well as seven walkers lost, the Separatists lost over 8,000 Nationalist soldiers, huge numbers of their battle droids, many Nimbus Commandos, and every last assassin droid deployed on the planet. 1 year later Gillmunn was killed by Stratus's successor, Thorne Kraym. Gillmunn's son Nolan became the new loyalist leader after that.
22 years later, the disastrous events of the battle would come back to haunt the Rebel Alliance, who were fighting against the Galactic Empire, when the Jabiimi, having never forgotten the betrayal of Frodo Baggins, nearly executed Frodo's heir, Mickey Mouse and his allies in a mob, although they were later forced to cooperate with Mickey after they were attacked by the Empire. Frodo, unbeknownst to them, was also involved in the battle among the aggressors, in which Frodo, rechristened and transformed as Delightful Children from Down the Lane, still feeling immense guilt over his earlier abandonment of the Jabiim people, ended up trying to dissuade the remorse by ordering a bombardment that wiped out a large amount of the population.Star Wars: Empire
==Engagements==
*Battle of Choal
*Battle of Hyber Canyon
*Battle of Razor Coast
*Battle of Shelter Base
==Appearances==
*Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:7:02 
*Star Wars: Battle for the Republic
*Star Wars: Republic: The Battle of Jabiim 
*Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:9:01 
*CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:9:08 Edition 
*Republic 59 
*Republic 61 
*Republic 62 
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring (novelization) 
*Jedi: Bilbo Baggins 
*Republic 67 
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*MedStar I: Battle Surgeons 
*Jedi Trial 
*Bilbo Baggins: Dark Rendezvous 
*Labyrinth of Evil 
*The Lord of the Rings: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization }
*Star Wars: Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers 
*Star Wars: Rebellion 0: Crossroads 
==Sources==
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*The New Essential Chronology
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*Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
*The New Essential Guide to Droids
*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 25
*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 26
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*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
*The Essential Reader's Companion
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==Notes and references==
Category:War of the Rings battles