Battle of Mandalore (Yuuzhan Vong War)

The Battle of Mandalore was fought in 29 ABY. Boba Fett, the Mandalore of the Mandalorians, led the defense against a Yuuzhan Vong invasion fleet. Though the Mandalorians initially allied with the Yuuzhan Vong in exchange for being spared invasion, Fett realized that the Yuuzhan Vong would break their word.

The Battle
Unlike other planets which the Yuuzhan Vong invaded to conquer and "vongform", the attack on Mandalore had one goal: to destroy the Mandalorians. The Mandalorians' superior fighting skill as well as the use of underground tunnels and mountainous terrain won them the battle. Victory came at a high price however. One and a half million&mdash;or nearly a third of the planet's population&mdash;died in the battle and subsequent orbital bombardment from Yuuzhan Vong ships in orbit. Exact casualties for the Yuuzhan Vong are unknown, but if the tactics of the Warrior caste and the Mandalorian Protectors are put into account, it is likely that the entire alien force was killed to the last.

Aftermath
The scars from the battle would be long lasting. Even as of 40 ABY, neither the planet's infrastructure nor population had recovered much. While this is partially due to the Mandalorian nomadic culture, it was largely due to the lack of Galactic Alliance rebuilding assistance.

Ironically, craters from the Vong attacks revealed deposits of Mandalorian iron, used in the remilitarization during the Confederation-Galactic Alliance War. The Bes'uliik starfighter was made from this iron.