Battle of Minas Morgul (Order 66)

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|name=Battle of Minas Morgul
|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=February 22nd - March 23rd, 1984
|place=Minas Morgul
|result=Republic victoryStar Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
|side1=*Galactic Republic
*Jedi Order
|side2=Confederacy of Independent Systems
|commanders1=*General Gimli
*General Ferroda†
*X1
*X2
*Master Denia†
*Captain Jag
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|forces1=*3 Jedi
*Clone troopers
*442nd Siege Battalion
**2 Force-sensitive clone troopers
*AT-RT walkers
*Infantry Support Platforms
*Clone Flight Squad Seven
*AT-AP walkers
*UT-AT artillery carriers
*LAAT/i gunships
*ARC-170 starfighters
*At least 1 Clone Z-95 Headhunter
*Delta-7 Aethersprite-class starfighters
*Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighters
*Acclamator-class assault ships
*Venator-class Star Destroyers
|forces2=*Neimoidian Home Defense Legions
*B1-Series battle droids
*B2 super battle droids
*Droidekas
*DSD1 dwarf spider droids
*LM-432 crab droids
*NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcers
*Ion cannon
*Vulture droids
*Droid tri-fighters
*Belbullab-22 starfighters
*HMP droid gunships
*Munificent-class star frigates
*Providence-class carrier/destroyers
|casual1=*Numerous clone troopers
*Ferroda
|casual2=Much of the CIS force based on Minas Morgul
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A battle took place on Minas Morgul during the end of the War of the Ring, in 1984.
==The battle==
Despite the efforts of Jedi Master Samwise Gamgee and Jedi Knight Frodo Baggins, the CIS forces on Minas Morgul were not defeated.
Jedi Master Gimli, along with his clone pilots, was tasked with the mission to patrol the skies of the Mordor purse-world in his Delta-7 Aethersprite starfighter. The Dwarves Jedi patrolled the skies of the Separatist stronghold, on the lookout for any enemy fighters.
On the city of Minas Morgul, the Republic UT-ATs, AT-APs and clone troopers fought against the Separatist droid forces to find a way into the cities.
Meanwhile, a fleet of Venator-class Star Destroyers arrived at the planet. One of the ships was boarded by battle droids. X2, one of the clone troopers aboard the ship, was deployed with a contingent to clear the hangar bays of the battle droids, and then to man an orbital strike cannon to bombard the Separatist defenses on the planet. Afterwards, he boarded an ARC-170 starfighter and then participated on the ground assault on the planet.
Upon clearing the ground of tank droids for landing, X2 was supplied with a sniper rifle by Jedi Master Ferroda so he could supply cover fire for the troopers led by X1 as they advanced on the citadel of Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray. He also destroyed an ion cannon's controls to prevent it from being used against the clone forces. This action also caused Ferroda to sense his Force potential and promised to allow the Jedi High Council to see him regarding it after the war was over. X2 then infiltrated the palace and, under his brother X1's orders, shut down the droid control terminal, thus shutting down all CIS droids on the city.
===Order 66===
Flying near one of these bridges, Gimli was aware what happened in the ARC-170 starfighter behind him. The Clone Captain Jag was contacted by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine who ordered him to execute Order 66. Without hesitating, Jag pulled back a little in his fighter from the Jedi General and he fired his laser cannons. However, the Jedi Master was able to escape by shooting down one of his wingmens and it exploded in mid-air, killing the pilot. What remained of the fighter crashed into a building on the bridge-city, the explosion killing troops at a clone staging area. Gimli managed to escape the carnage, and headed toward Earth.
Newly arrived from Minas Tirith, X1 and X2 were under the command of Master Ferroda. Once Order 66 was issued, X1 convinced X2 to strike down Ferroda. Horrified by what he had done, X2 turned his back on the newly formed Galactic Empire and fled to Dantooine.
==Aftermath==
The Republic-turned-Empire had won the city after the battle droids of the Confederacy were deactivated. The Emperor himself made law that surviving Neimoidian outcasts on the planet would be taken prisoner.
==Behind the scenes==
The battle is covered in the game Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron. The events concerning X1 and X2 use the PSP version as the basis. In the DS version, the game claims that a month passed between the Battle of Minas Tirith when in fact far less time had passed. The DS version has X2 also destroying three power supplies for a force field around the planet prior to joining the ground battle.
Originally, Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 66 named the event as the Second Battle of Minas Morgul. However, the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring television series episode "Sabotage" depicted another battle prior to the first two that had been previously depicted in Labyrinth of Evil and Revenge of the Sith, respectively. Until official word is provided to resolve the discrepancy regarding the "Second Battle of Minas Morgul," this article assumes that the Revenge of the Sith battle's name is currently conjecture.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
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*Star Wars: Republic: Into the Unknown 
*Star Wars: Purge: Seconds to Die 
*Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight 
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==Sources==
*Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith: Illustrated Screenplay
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*Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition
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*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 66 
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:War of the Rings battles