Battle of Bal'demnic

The Battle of Bal'demnic was a conflict that occured towards the end of the Clone Wars, which began when the Confederacy of Independent Systems attempted to mine cortosis from Bal'demnic's crust.

Background
When Commerce Guild scouts discovered traces of cortosis in the cliffs of Bal'demnic, the Confederacy moved in. In the face of the Confederacy armed forces, the native Kon'me leaders were given little choice but to allow a major mining operation to proceed.

Jedi intelligence managed to intercept leaked Confederacy communications, which alterted them to the situation on Bal'demnic. Mace Windu knew full well that if cortosis fell into the hands of Confederacy, the ramifications for the Jedi would be disastrous. The Jedi Council appointed Halagad Ventor and Sha Koon to lead a battalion of clone troopers with several other Jedi in an important mission to sabotage the mining operation.

Battle
Although Bal'demnic's leaders allowed the Confederacy to do as they wished, the Kon'me citizens did not; they rebelled and began attacking the Confederacy forces.

When Halagad Ventor's Republic task force arrived on-planet, the Kon'me and the Confederacy were engaged in a fully fledged battle. The natives were further engraged at the sight of more offworlders arriving, and opened fire on the Republic troops too. Due to difficulty travelling the terrain, the Confederacy and Republic retreated.

Aftermath
Halagad Ventor left part of his task force behind in Bal'demnic's orbit, establishing a planetary defense blockade to prevent any more Confederacy activity.

Behind the scenes

 * The battle was first briefly glimpsed in Star Wars: Clone Wars.
 * Arthur Papadam established the details of the battle in Bal'demnic's Databank entry, via the What's The Story campaign.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars