Battle of Parcellus Minor

"I can't believe that either side would have chosen Parcelus Minor for a battlefield. I can't think of a worse place for armies to engage."

- Roblio Darté

The Battle of Parcellus Minor took place 16 months after the start of the Clone Wars. A Republic force under Jedi Roblio Darté clashed with a Separatist force at Parcellus Minor, a swamp world.



The first notice of trouble came when, due to the planet's conditions, the Republic army could not land any of its heavy equipment. The second piece of bad luck occurred when it became evident that Republic Intelligence had underestimated the Separatist forces at Parcellus Minor by a factor of ten. The third piece of bad news came when a Separatist reinforcement fleet arrived, pinning the Republic army and its orbiting support fleet down.

The Republic force managed to fight off the Separatists for a protracted time, however, despite heavy losses. Finally, the Separatist commander decided to BDZ the planet; using his ship's turbolasers, he ignited the flammable tzeotine resin created by all plant life on the planet. The remaining Republic and Separatist ground forces were nearly eliminated; in the haste to evacuate, General Darté was forced to order to leave all wounded soldiers behind. In the end, over 90% of the clone troopers at the battle died, and it was later compared to a second Battle of Jabiim.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic 61: Dead Ends