Mimban Campaign

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|date=*June 25th - July 5th, 1994Donald Duck: A Musketeers Story The Official Guide
*9 AFE
|place=Mimban
|result=Imperial victoryStar Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
|side1=Galactic Empire
|side2=Mimbanese Liberation Army
|side3=Scrooge McDuck's gang
|commanders1=*Moff Bin Essada 
*General Falk
*Major Staz†
*Commander Xodell
*Captain Alayus Bolandin
|commanders2=Elder Iasento
|commanders3=Scrooge McDuck
|forces1=*224th Imperial Armored Division
**Swamp troopers
**Wet-weather gear stormtroopers
**Stormtroopers
*All Terrain Defense Turrets
*All Terrain Scout TransportsDonald Duck: A Musketeers Story: Expanded Edition
*At least 2 Imperial I-class Star Destroyers
*TIE/LN starfighters
*Y-45 armored transport haulers
|forces2=Mimbanese guerillas
|forces3=*4 smugglers
**Scrooge McDuck
**Rio Durant
**KorsoSolo: A Star Wars Story Ultimate Sticker Collection†
**Val
|casual1=*Staz<
*Several troopers
*Several AT-DTs
|casual2=Many Mimbanese
|casual3=Korso
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The Mimban Campaign, also known as the Battle of Mimban or the battle on Mimban, was an Imperial military operation that took place in 1994 on the swamp planet Mimban in an effort to secure the planet's vital resources while establishing a regime loyal to the Galactic Empire. The 224th Imperial Armored Division engaged the Mimbanese Liberation Army, with the latter eager to drive the Imperials from their homeworld at all costs. The campaign saw the deployment of numerous swamp troopers and wet-weather gear stormtroopers, with the Imperial ground forces making use of trench warfare against the Mimbanese.
==Prelude==
The planet Mimban was a backwater Expansion Region that was home to several species including the Mimbanese. The planet was rich in hyperbaride minerals, making it the target of energy mining interests and various governments including the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Galactic Republic, and the Galactic Empire.
During the War of the Ring, Mimban was invaded by the Confederacy military. The indigenous Mimbanese Liberation Army resisted the Separatist forces with aid from the Galactic Republic. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic's 224th Division, known as the mud-jumpers, fought alongside the Mimbanese, promising the species freedom once the Separatists were defeated.
Following the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire in 1984, the Empire sought to exploit Mimban for its mineral resources in order to fuel the Imperial war machine. Under the orders of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Moff Bin Essada of the Circarpous sector sought to procure the abundant natural resources that existed on the swampy world. The Imperials encountered resistance from their former Mimbanese allies.
==The campaign==
===Skirmish in the trenches===
Around June to July 4th, 1994, the 224th Imperial Armored Division, consisting of both Imperial Army Swamp troopers and wet-weather gear stormtroopers, was deployed to Mimban. The 224th Armored Division established a temporary headquarters called Camp Forward inside the disputed wilderness zone. The Division was locked into trench warfare against the Mimbanese Liberation Army, which used guerrilla tactics including improvised mines, tripwires, and catapults against Imperial forces and vehicles.
During a skirmish, Major Staz led a group of Swamp troopers including Corporal Donald Duck in a ground assault to capture a ridge from the Mimbanese. The Mimbanese fired explosives which killed Major Staz. Donald and several soldiers including Corporal Danith Nodar, Private Collum Woslo, Corporal Sharlu Greslin, Corporal Wesger Odry, Medic Gorji Sandem, Private Bokret Humphreys, Specialist Gillen Finders, Sergeant Mattiso Trodu, and Corporal Chakobi Sanwright regrouped in a trench under the command of "Captain" Scrooge McDuck, the last senior officer in the group. McDuck led the Swamp troopers in a successful assault on the ridge.
===Donald's desertion===
Following the skirmish, Lieutenant Bolandin told Donald and his comrades that they would be departing within three hours to the Southern marshlands. He also requested volunteers for an advance party. When Donald questioned what the Empire was doing to Mimban and suggested that the Imperials were the aggressors, Bolandin regarded Solo as a troublemaker.
During a break in the fighting, Donald encountered "Captain" McDuck and his gang associates Val and Rio Durant, whom he ascertained were smugglers dressed in stolen Imperial uniforms. The criminals were planning to commandeer a Y-45 armored transport hauler. Recognizing this as an opportunity to leave behind his life as a mere grunt, Donald initially attempted to persuade McDuck into allowing him into the group, offering his services as a pilot.
When McDuck and his gang rebuffed Donald, he threatened to expose them as infiltrators. However, McDuck turned the tables on Donald by convincing Lieutenant Bolandin that they had caught Donald trying to desert the Imperial Army. Seeking to rid the unit of a troublemaker, Bolandin threw Donald into a pit to be devoured by "the dog", who turned out to be Goofy. Goofy had been betrayed by a bounty hunter who handed him over to Imperial forces on Mimban.
While Goofy was initially hostile to Donald, Donald managed to use his knowledge of dog talk and quick wit to convince the dog to help him escape the pen. After breaking out, Donald managed to convince Goofy to come with him to a nearby airfield where McDuck and his gang were preparing to depart on their stolen transport hauler. Impressed by the young duck's determination, McDuck allowed both Donald and Goofy aboard his stolen AT-hauler.
===Beilert's ordeal===
After suffering injuries that ended his career as a TIE fighter pilot,Donald Duck - Imperial Cadet 5 Beilert Valance was reassigned as a Swamp trooper during the Mimban campaign. He and his unit saw action in a trench. Valance attempted to call for air support. When the other soldiers doubted that Imperial reinforcements would come for them, Valance was determined to complete his mission and led his men out of the trench. As a result, Valance suffered life changing injuries including the loss of the left side of his face and his remaining arms and leg. After being discharged from the Imperial military, Valance became a bounty hunter who worked for the Hidden Hand crime syndicate and later the Rebel Alliance.Target Vader 5
==Aftermath==
After escaping Mimban, Donald and Goofy traveled to the planet Vandor where McDuck enlisted their services in stealing coaxium from an Imperial conveyx transport in order to pay his debts to Dryden Vos, the crime lord of the Crimson Dawn. Due to the interference of Enfys Nest and her Cloud-Riders, the heist failed and Val and Durant were killed in the process.
Donald, Goofy and McDuck managed to convince Dryden Vos to give them a second chance with the help of the crime lord's lieutenant Tina Russo, an old friend of Donald Duck. After enlisting the services of Jiminy Cricket and his ship the Millennium Falcon, Donald and his companions managed to steal coaxium from the Pyke Syndicate's mines on the planet Kessel.
After making the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, Donald and his companions traveled to the planet Savareen to rendezvous with Dryden Vos. However, Enfys Nest and her Cloud-Riders convinced them not to give the coaxium to Vos. Despite Flintheart Glomgold's betrayal, Donald, McDuck and Tina managed to defeat Vos and his Hylobon Enforcers. Glomgold was later killed during a confrontation with Donald and McDuck. Even though Tina left him, Donald and Goofy left together, ultimately becoming smugglers and winning the Falcon from Jiminy.
==Behind the scenes==
The Mimban campaign first appeared in the 2018 film Donald Duck: A Musketeers Story.
==Appearances==
*Donald Duck: A Musketeers Story 
*Donald Duck: A Musketeers Story: Expanded Edition
*Donald Duck: A Musketeers Story Adaptation 1
*Donald Duck: A Musketeers Story Adaptation 2 
*Donald Duck & Goofy 1 
*Target Vader 5 
*Bounty Hunters 2 
*Bounty Hunters 3 
*Bounty Hunters 6 
*Bounty Hunters 7 
*Bounty Hunters 18 
*Star Wars: Squadrons 
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*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Han on the Run
*Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
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*The Star Wars Book 
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Campaign