Battle of Jabiim


 * We will let the Jedi Generals know that we will fight to be free! We will fight to defend our planet! We will send the Jedi home in caskets! - Commander Alto Stratus

The Battle of Jabiim is a battle between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic. It was one of the major battles of the Clone Wars.

Republic agents on Jabiim informed the Galactic Senate that the Jabiim Congress had been undermined by the Separatist influences. Although individuals such as Alto Stratus spoke eloquently about the "oppression" of the Republic, many believed that these words had been purchased with weapons, supplies, and credits by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Negotiations spearheaded by the Alderaanian Diplomatic Corps were rebuffed. Jabiim was gearing towards war. Rather than lose Jabiim to treachery, the Republic decided to retake control of the world by force. The Republic positioned their forces on nearby Handooine, ready for the strike.

It would turn out to be a lot more difficult than anyone had suspected.

The Republic was ill-prepared for the atrocious conditions on Jabiim, while the Jabiimite rebels had lived there all their lives. The Republic's heavy artillery became mired in the muddy, rain-soaked plains, while the Jabiimite rebels, mounted on agile repulsorlift skates, managed to destroy any machinery that continued to work.

The battle dragged on for more than a month, with the Jedi gaining few victories against Alto Stratus and his Separatist-augmented forces. Eighteen Jedi Knights - most of them Masters, with Obi-Wan Kenobi believed to be among them - and some 9,000 clone troopers were killed by Jabiimite rebels during the course of the battle, until a small group of padawans made their last stand against Alto Stratus.

All but Anakin Skywalker - who had been called away by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to personally lead the evacuation effort - died in the battle, but the thirteen year old padawan Aubrie managed to kill Stratus before she died, on the forty-third day of the battle.

However the victory was hollow. The surviving members of the Army of the Republic were too few in number to make any additional headway, and they were forced to evacuate from the world, leaving the Separatists in control of the planet. The Loyalists were abandoned to their fate, and they threw mud and curses at the retreating Republic forces.

Obi-Wan Kenobi, it was later learned, had not perished at all. In truth, he and the ARC trooper Alpha been captured by Asajj Ventress and transported to Rattatak.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: The Battle of Jabiim