Battle of Ruan

"Moff Nezzor's resounding victory at Ruan demonstrates the strength of the Empire and exposes the vulnerability of the Republic. Those who say our enemy has gained the upper hand in the galactic war must clearly recognize this day as proof that the Empire is stronger than it has ever been."

- Imperial newscaster

In 3,640 BBY, during the renewed war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, Imperial forces attacked the Republic agriworld of Ruan and conducted an orbital bombardment. Under the command of Moff Nezzor, the Imperial Navy devastated Ruan's agricultural production facilities and killed thousands of Republic civilians and personnel.

Prelude
After a bombing attack on the Orbital Defense Command Center on the planet Ziost nearly killed the Minister of Logistics Davidge, the Minister was ordered by the Dark Councilor Darth Marr to launch additional attacks to put the Sith Empire back on the offensive in the renewed war with the Galactic Republic. Davidge was also ordered to make use of Moff Nezzor, whom Davidge believed was an unprofessional sociopath, and the Minister was forced to divert resources to Nezzor. The Republic Strategic Information Service learned of the upcoming attack on Ruan through a black cipher, one of the Empire's secure encryption devices that they had recovered during the attack on Ziost, though Supreme Commander Jace Malcom refused to send any aid to the agriworld in order to conceal the Republic's possession of the cipher.

The battle
Penetrating deep into Republic space, a fleet under Nezzor's command attacked Ruan&mdash;one of the agriworlds that supplied the Republic's capital of Coruscant with foodstuffs and a planet located in the same sector as Coruscant&mdash;and conducted a brutal orbital bombardment by capital ships. The attack wiped out most of the production facilities on the surface and killed thousands of civilians in the process, scoring a major victory for the Empire.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation