Battle of Phaseera

"What's the word, Des? When they finally give us the go, is this mission going to be a spicerun?"

--Senior Trooper Adanar to Dessel

The Battle of Phaseera was fought near the end of the New Sith Wars.

During the battle, the Gloom Walkers took a Republic outpost in a three-hour battle. Despite the fact they were outnumbered two-to-one, and the Republic forces had vehicles and heavy weapons&mdash;neither of which the Walkers possessed&mdash;they won the battle with only nine deaths, compared to forty-six Republic casualties. After this brief conflict, the previously summoned army of the Brotherhood of Darkness attacked and defeated the Republic army, ending conflict on Phaseera and in the surrounding sector.

The marginal success of the battle was due to the leadership and skill of Dessel, a sergeant who overruled his commander because he felt that the orders he was given would send his troops into a slaughter. He punched Lieutenant Ulabore, and knocked him unconscious. He gave the order for the main army to move, even though they hadn't captured the outpost.

During the battle, Dessel was temporarily blinded from a Republic flash grenade. Because of his force sensitivity, he was still able to use a sniper rifle to pick off the enemy's heavy gunners, allowing the Gloom Walker infantry to swarm over the outpost. It should be noted that this was a deciding factor in Dessel's eventual Sith education and becoming of Darth Bane.

The Gloom Walkers had taken the outpost before the main army got there, and Dessel's descision hadn't caused any problems.

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Pages: 61-79