Invasion of Zygerria

Organizations| * Terran Alliance

Personnel| * Major General John Keane

Strength| * Terran Starfleet
	+ 2 Venator class Star Destroyers
		- TAS Sentinel
		- TAS Dauntless
	+ 1 Lucrehulk-class battleship
		- TAS Volgograd
	+ 1 Acclamator class assault ship
	+ SF-15 Space Eagles
	+ Su-36 Flankers
	+ SFA-18 Hornets
	+ SB-1B Lancers
	+ SA-10 Thunderbolts
* United States Army
	+ 101st Airborne Division
	+ 1st Cavalry Division
* Nigerian Army
	+ 7th Infantry Division

The **Invasion of Zygerria**, known as **Operation Emancipation** among the Terran Alliance (named after the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War), was an invasion of the planet Zygerria by the Terran Alliance on August 12, 1993. It was one of the first major operations carried out solely by the Terran Alliance in the Clone Wars.

The invasion was launched in the aftermath of the attempt by Zygerria to resurrect their Slave Empire, which led to the Zygerrians capturing a large colony of Togruta, as well as clone Captain Rex and the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin SKywalker, and Ahsoka Tano. Despite the Republic initially being hesitant to inform the Terran Alliance knowing that slavery was a touchy subject for the people of Earth, they informed the Terrans of the situation following the capture of the Jedi.

The Terrans immediately launched a rescue mission, while simultaneously assembling a small task force and a substantial army to invade Zygerria and put an end to their slaving operations for good. The resulting invasion force drew together 4 warships of the Terran Starfleet and troops from the United States and Nigerian armies.

The invasion was a complete success, due to the lack of air support and a cohesive military structure on the side of the Zygerrians. The capital was captured within 10 hours, and the entire planet was under Terran control by the end of the day.

The invasion of Zygerria was later described as turning point in Terran-Republic relations during the Clone Wars. Given that Zygerria was technically not part of the war, and the action was taken without seeking approval, it put a small strain on the relationship between the Terran Alliance and the Galactic Republic.

## Prelude

Thousands of years before the Clone Wars, Zygerria was the center of a large slave empire. The Zygerrians often allied with and provided slaves for the Sith. However, over a thousand years before the Clone Wars, the Jedi Order began a conflict with the Zygerrians and dismantled the Zygerrian Slave Empire.

During the Clone Wars, the Zygerrian queen Miraj Scintel saw an opportunity to rebuild the Zygerrians' slave empire and conspired with Count Dooku to help them rebuild their empire. Their first large move was to occupy the colony of Kiros and take the Togruta colonists as slaves. This drew the attention of the Republic, who sent Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano and some clones to investigate.

The 3 Jedi discovered the Zygerrians were behind the abduction, and traveled to Zygerria to infiltrate a slave auction. However, their attempt backfired, resulting in the three of them and Captain Rex being captured by the Zygerrians. Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano were kept on Zygerria, while Kenobi and Rex were sent to Kadavo.

During the early part of the crisis, the Republic had decided against telling the Terran Alliance, knowing that slavery was a sensitive subject on Earth, especially to the United States military. However, after the 3 Jedi and Rex were captured, the Republic decided to inform them.

The Terran Alliance immediately dispatched Colonel Tyler Hall and Colonel Grant Wilson, along with a Delta Force strike team, to rescue the captives. At the same time, they decided to put an end to the Zygerrian Slave Empire for good, and began putting together an invasion force to attack the planet. They were able to bring together four ships, as well as three divisions of troops: the 101st Airborne Division and the 1at Cavalry Division of the United States Army and the 7th Infantry Division of the Nigerian Army. The task force set off just hours after the rescue force was sent.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*