Third Pius Dea Crusade

The Third Pius Dea Crusade was a religious crusade orchestrated by the Pius Dea cult against the Hutts during the Pius Dea Era. The Pius Dea-controlled Galactic Republic launched an invasion of Hutt Space in 11,939 BBY.
Under the direction of the Pius Dea, the forces of the Republic Military began to attack the southern ends of Hutt Space. Launching their forces from the edge of Republic space, one fleet moved from Ord Gustald to Sneeve and then Chalacta, while an additional two fleets were launched from Ord Thabl against Cyborrea and the northern region of Hutt Space. A fourth fleet jumped from the Ootmian Pabol trade route to Nimban, just on the edge of Hutt Space. The Third Crusade would be followed nineteen years later in 11,920 BBY by a fourth crusade against the Hutts, continuing a trend of religious persecution of aliens.
==Behind the scenes==
The Third Pius Dea Crusade was first referenced in the 2012 reference guide The Essential Guide to Warfare. While not mentioned explicitly in the text, the Third Crusade appears on a map of the Crusades and their movement across the galaxy.
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Warfare 
==Notes and references==
Category:Conflicts of Hutt Space
Category:Conflicts of the Mid Rim
Category:Pius Dea Crusades