Attack on Chewbacca's camp

"Shoran has spotted an excursion of Trade Federation troops."

- Qui-Gon Jinn

During the war for the moon Alaris Prime between the Trade Federation and Wookiee colonists, a camp run by the Wookiee Chewbacca was attacked by a group of battle droids commanded by LUH-989.

Prelude
Sometime between the years 39 BBY and 36 BBY Alaris Prime, a moon of Alaris in the Kashyyyk system, was englufed in a war between it's rightful Wookiee colonists and the company known as the Trade Federation. After the Wookiees' destroyed a Trade Federation outpost the leader of the colonists, Chewbacca, was present at a camp near a settlement run by his ally, Shoran. The two camps were exchanging resources through Corellian HoverFreighters when Shoran noticed a group of battle droids from the Trade Federation Droid Army, commanded by the droid LUH-989, headed for Chewbacca's camp. Qui-Gon Jinn, an advisor to the Wookiees from the Jedi Order, suggested that the Wookiees sound a warning alarm to send the workers at the base to safety, while between five and six Wookiees, including Chewbacca, at least two bowcaster troopers and a dragon trooper, waited at the edge of the camp to engage the enemy forces.

The attack
LUH-989's three beetle droids arrived at the camp first and were destroyed by the Wookiees, after which six B1 battle droids arrived and were also destroyed. Shoran's camp was effected by the attack.

Aftermath
Shoran requested assistance in recovering from the attack the form of a donation of 100 nova crystals, which Jinn was happy to donate as thanks for alerting Chewbacca to the attack. Afterwards one of Shoran's troopers found a listening array run by the Trade Federation, and forces from Chewbacca and Shoran's camps combined to destroy it. The Trade Federation forces were later expelled from the moon in the Battle of Alaris Prime.

Behind the scenes
The attack on Chewbacca's camp was first mentioned in the strategy guide for the 2001 LucasArts video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, before appearing in the game itself in the sixth level of the Wookiee tutorial campaign, entitled "Allies and Jedi." While in the game Jinn recommends the player garrison their worker units in the base's command center, the strategy guide indicates that such an action is unnecessary as the player can fight off the attack with only a group of five or six Wookiees.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns