Mandalore Coalition

The **Mandalore Coalition** also known as the **Mandalorian Coalition** was a military coalition formed in the final days of the Clone Wars to carry out the Siege of Mandalore.

When it became known in early 1994 that Darth Maul had returned to the planet Mandalore and resumed the command of his forces, the Terran Alliance contacted both the Republic and the Mandalorian resistance. Together, the three parties decided to put together a joint force that would take back Mandalore from Maul. The coalition was made up of almost five thousand troops, as well as four warships with their embarked fighters. The coalition was led by Captain Samuel Adams, Jedi Knight/Colonel Ahsoka Tano, and Bo-Katan Kryze, although Adams was considered the ultimate commander of the force. The Coalition was given unusual freedom from both the Republic and Terran chains of command in order to be able to conduct their necessary operations.

The Coalition attacked Mandalore on June 1, 1994, landing troops on the moon Concordia. For the next month and a half, the coalition continued to capture territory on Concordia and then Mandalore, hoping to starve Maul out of hiding. When it became clear he would not give up, the Coalition attacked Sundari to capture him.

During the Battle of Sundari, Adams defeated Maul in single combat, but before he could bring in Maul, the clones that were part of the coalition. Save for a handful of clones that had removed their inhibitor chips, the clones attempted to kill Ahsoka Tano. The Terrans immediately defended her, resulting in the clones turning on their former Terran allies. Adams ordered a full retreat, and the Mandalorian warriors under Kryze helped cover the Terran escape.

The end of the Siege of Mandalore and betrayal of the clones meant the end of the coalition. However, the coalition's existence had built strong ties between the Terran Alliance and the Mandalorians. One of the effects of the Coalition and it's actions saw Samuel Adams attain a position of high respect among the Mandalorians. Adams and his family would later help obtain the aid of the Mandalorians during the Galactic Civil War. During that war, after the Terran Alliance captured Mandalore, the three leaders of the former coalition, as well as those Terran and Mandalorian veterans of the coalition still alive, as well as the clones who had not been turned by Order 66, returned to Mandalore for a reunion between old friends.

## Composition

### Ground forces

The Mandalore Coalition's ground forces drew from the Grand Army of the Republic, Mandalorian Resistance, United States Army, Canadian Army, and British Army. The Mandalorian composition of the coalition was comprised entirely of former Death Watch warriors loyal to Bo-Katan Kryze. In all, 400 warriors were gathered under Kryze's command.

When contacted by the Terran Alliance, the Galactic Republic decided to send the 501st Legion. Under the guidance of Anakin Skywalker, a new division was formed from part of the 501st, named the 332nd Division, comprising about 3,000 men.

The United States Army dispatched two units to join the coalition. The first was the 800 paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. The second was 24 men from the A Squadron of Delta Force.

The British Royal Army was asked to contribute special ops troops to the operation. They dispatched 1 and a half troops from A Squadron of the 22nd SAS Regiment, totaling 24 men.

The Canadian Army contributed the final unit to the ground forces, dispatching the 800 men of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*
* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back*