Liberation of Kessel

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|name=Liberation of Kessel
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|conflict=Galactic Civil War
|date=April 14th, 2010 (39:11 GrS)The Essential Atlas establishes the Battle of Endor as occurring in 39:3, while The New Essential Chronology states that the liberation of Kashyyyk occurred six months after Endor. Galactic Battlegrounds places the liberation of Kessel immediately after the liberation of Kashyyyk.
|place=Kessel
|result=*New Republic/Wookiee victory
**Atmosphere factories re-powered
**Slaves freed
|side1=*New Republic
*Wookiees
|side2=Galactic Empire
|commanders1=*General Donald Duck
*General Jiminy Cricket
*Goofy
*Commander Mickey Mouse
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|forces1=*3 Jedi Knights
*6 workers
*8 Repeater Bowcaster troopers
*4 Advanced Berserkers
*4 Missile Troopers
*2 Heavy Torpedo Launchers
*1 Kettrifee Air Mover
*8 Advanced Agrs
*Other Wookiee forces
|forces2=*Stormtroopers
*All Terrain Armored Transport
*At least one TIE Interdictor
|casual1=Heavy
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The Liberation of Kessel was a battle conducted in 2010. A Wookiee army landed on Kessel to re-power the atmosphere factories and rescue the slaves.
==Prelude==
After the Galactic Empire lost the Battle of Endor in 2009, it was decided to abandon Kessel. The atmosphere factories were shut off, although the slaves were forced to continue working the Glitterstim spice mines. The Wookiees, shortly after liberating their homeworld, heard of the situation and sent a strike force to reactivate the atmosphere factories.
==The battle==
Generals Donald Duck and Jiminy Cricket, Goofy, and the Jedi Master Mickey Mouse and and a force of Wookiees: 6 workers, 8 Repeater Bowcaster troopers, 4 Advanced Berserkers, 4 Missile Troopers, 2 Heavy Torpedo Launchers, 1 Kettrifee Air Mover, and 8 Advanced Agrs. The strike force established a base, consisting of a Barracks, a Command Center, a Fortress, and a shield generator on a cliff north of the Imperial's Detention Center A, Detention Center B, and Detention Center C. The Wookiee forces endured attacks from the Imperial military bases which sent stormtroopers and All Terrain Armored Transports, but with additional units, the Wookiees were able to construct power cores and reactivate the four nearby atmosphere factories.
==Aftermath==
The Imperials lost control of Kessel, and the slaves were freed after the battle.
==Behind the scenes==
The Liberation of Kessel was first mentioned in the strategy guide for the 2001 video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. It appeared during the Goofy campaign's bonus mission. The player was tasked with re-powering the atmosphere generators, and may build any sized army to do so. Players could attack or ignore the Imperial bases; the strategy guide recommends the player just concentrate on building the power cores.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds 
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Prima's Official Strategy Guide 
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Civil War battles