Battle of Galidraan

"You killed them. You killed them all. We're all dead."

- Jango Fett

The Battle of Galidraan was a conflict that led to the destruction of the True Mandalorians by the Jedi.

First conflict
The Governor of Galidraan had secretly been hiding the Mandalorian Death Watch splinter group on his world. He was also facing an insurrection by some of his colonists, so he hired the True Mandalorians under Jango Fett to eliminate the rebels, which they did.

However, under the advice of the Death Watch leader, Vizsla, he also informed the Jedi Council that a group of Mandalorians were murdering "political activists."

Second conflict


A unit of Jedi under Master Dooku were dispatched to Galidraan; no sooner had the True Mandalorians completed their work for the governor than the Jedi arrived and ordered them to stand down, which Fett refused to do. This resulted in a bloody stand-off.

Aftermath
The casualties on both sides were heavy, with Jango being one of the only two out of at least three hundred surviving Mandalorians. The Jedi handed Jango over to the Governor of Galidraan, and the Mandalorian was sold into slavery.

Dooku would later reflect that "It was a misguided mission from the start and not the first of the Council's poor decisions" and was one of the main reasons he chose to leave the Jedi Order. About 10 years before the battle of Geonosis, a Mandalorian named Silas was captured by Count Dooku, and tortured when he refused to provide information regarding Jango Fett. Eventually, he broke under the torment. After listening to his story, Dooku ordered Silas's death.

Mandalorians

 * Jango Fett
 * Myles

Republic

 * Dooku
 * Komari Vosa

Other

 * Governor of Galidraan
 * Vizsla
 * Maoi Madakor (Republic transport captain)
 * Antidar Williams (Republic transport pilot)

Behind the scenes
The battle was originally placed at 34 BBY in Open Seasons. Later, The New Essential Chronology placed it at 40 BBY, The Cestus Deception gave it an implied placement of around 43 BBY, and Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, The Official Star Wars Fact File and the Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide placed it at 44 BBY while the Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Special Edition placed it at 44 BBY and also made reference to "two years before the Battle of Naboo", which would mean 34 BBY. Two different dates (44 BBY and 41 BBY) were also given for the battle in the Star Wars Annual 2008. In addition, the databank article on Antidar Williams, written by a fan for a What's The Story? contest, places the battle several years after the 44 BBY Stark Hyperspace War. The Essential Atlas again places it at 44 BBY. Galaxy at War dates the end of the war (and therefore this battle) to 34 BBY, the first resource to corroborate the original dating. This article uses the 44 BBY date because a plurality of recent sources use it.

The New Essential Guide to Characters states that the Jedi outnumbered the Mandalorians and that Jango Fett was not captured after the fight. Both statements are contradicted by other sources on the battle.

While the True Mandalorian Silas offers to tell Dooku about this battle under torture, there's no evidence he was actually there, and circumstantial evidence, (such as a later statement by Dooku that every Mandalorian but Jango died there) that he was not.

Appearances

 * Jango Fett: Open Seasons
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
 * The Cestus Deception
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Imperial Commando: 501st

Notes and references
Schlacht von Galidraan