Battle of Axial Park

"Armies, walkers, trenches&mdash;they're already calling it the Battle of Axial Park."

- General Aves

The Battle of Axial Park was a major fight of the Battle of Corellia in 3,641 BBY. This skirmish took place in Axial Park, a natural area in Coronet City that had cost Corellian civil engineers over seventy billion credits to design and make. The park was dotted with museums, statues, and monuments, most of which were destroyed in this battle.

During the invasion, the Sith Empire took advantage of the Republic's absence in the park and set up a base there. The Republic soon found this base, however, and a battle sparked within the park. Under General Aves, the Republic pushed into the park, fighting against the Imperial's long-range artillery.

A squad of munitions recovery personnel led by Lieutenant Ogden and the Sith Lord Karvus was decimated during the battle. Ogden was the only survivor.

During this battle, the Imperials made it a joke to destroy Republic and Corellian war memorials that were located in the park. They used Mandalorian rocket-troopers to do this. Aves sent a unit under Lieutenant Rufar to stop them from destroying a memorial to the heroes of the Jedi Civil War, but Rufar was killed. A large group of Corellian Security Force officers were killed while trying to protect a monument of Carth Onasi, as well.

Eventually, with the help of several Green Jedi, the Republic soldiers and CorSec officers were able to take Axial Park. But, at the same time, the Imperials would not go down without a fight, and a team under expert demolitionist Kapp Zyman blew up two rocket trams. This destroyed the Republic's main route to the heart of the city and was a major loss.

In the aftermath of the skirmish in the park, a Republic team under Sia Norrin was able to repair the second rocket tram, allowing the Republic to travel further into the city. After she made the repairs, however, she was killed by Imperials.



But the Battle of Axial Park did not stop there. As the battle raged, the Imperials captured the Corellian Security Force Academy there in order to make use of the SurvNet, a network of security cameras in Coronet City that fed back to the Academy. CorSec officers Hanley, Davit, and Crissom, under the command of Silas took back the Academy, however.

After the Academy was lost, Imperial Commander Rigby moved to the nearby Daoba Hotel and took dozens of Corellian civilians as hostages inside. He kept them there for several days, and Ave's Republic soldiers were unable to perform an air strike because of the hostage presence. Eventually, however, the Jedi and Colonel Tott were able to infiltrate the hotel and kill Rigby, saving the hostages.

Near the end of the battle, Republic Sergeant Gelens's Manka-class Armored Transport was attacked in Axial Park by Imperials and disabled, leaving his squad trapped inside. They were rescued and were able to end the battle by capturing Tainor, head of the Imperial Guard at the Museum Republica.

The victory of the Battle of Axial Park allowed Aves to push farther into the city and eventually win the entire campaign.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic