Siege of Saleucami/Legends

"For five months we've laid siege to Saleucami. We Jedi have led the Republic's clone army against a Morgukai clone army created by the CIS and trained by the Anzati. The siege has prevented the Separatist forces from leaving Saleucami. But the cost in lives has been high, and supplies are thin. Outside of the caldera and the city in it, everything's sand. At dawn today, we'll engage the enemy once more. I suspect we'll try again to take the perimeter shield generator and ion guns that guard the rim of the caldera. General Oppo Rancisis has said that a path below will be revealed. I don't know. I can't see it&mdash;can't feel it&mdash;myself. It's all just chaos. But he says we will know victory. If the Force wills."

- Quinlan Vos

One of the last great campaigns of the Clone Wars, the Siege of Saleucami, also known as the Battle of Saleucami, was a series of battles fought between the Grand Army of the Republic and thousands of specially bred Morgukai clones trained for the Confederacy of Independent Systems by Anzati assassins.

The Siege


Having besieged the main city of Saleucami for five months, the Republic Army made several attempts at reaching the perimeter shield generator, so that it could be deactivated and the underground clone factories could be subjected to orbital bombardment. However, all attacks were met with fierce resistance from the Morgukai clone army and the droid army aiding them.

Finally establishing strongholds on the rim of the caldera, the armies were subjected to a massive attack by Confederate forces. This was but a diversion, as the real target was Jedi General Oppo Rancisis, who conducted his forces with the help of battle meditation and was thus a primary factor in their successes.

Sending Anzati assassins to kill Rancisis, Sora Bulq ended his threat, as the Jedi Master let his guard down after killing all the assassins, thus enabling Bulq to stab him from behind. Following his death, the double-agent Quinlan Vos, Rancisis' second-in-command at the time, took over his duties.



As the final battle raged, the Republic successfully destroyed an orbital-range ion cannon which had long held the Republic warships from supporting any ground assaults. With the route to the power generator cleared, Republic forces moved in and a team of Jedi infiltrators successfully blew it up.

While the siege and battle had lasted for months, Jedi Master Tholme had been busy subverting the Separatist cloning efforts by sabotaging facilities and destroying unfinished clones. At the climax of the battle, both he and General Secura helped Vos, his former student, escape the clutches of the dark side of the Force and end the terror wrought by Sora Bulq. Quinlan killed the Dark Jedi and escaped with his colleagues, just as the Separatist headquarters was razed by Republic orbital bombardment.

With the clone facilities destroyed and the Confederate dominance of the planet ended, the main battle was over.

Mopping Up
"So this is what victory feels like. After all this time - all this blood - so...hollow."

- Aayla Secura

After the end of hostilities, most of the Jedi Generals moved on to other battlegrounds, leaving the remaining Separatist forces to be scoured from the planet by Stass Allie.

During the final days of the Clone Wars, Allie was in command of a small force of clone troopers, led by Clone Commander Neyo, which had stayed behind following the Republic's recent victory on the world. The desert plains were strewn with battle debris, and carrion birds feasted on the fallen bodies of clone troopers.

When Order 66 was enacted, Stass Allie was identified as an enemy of the Republic. Carrying out the order, Neyo hit the brakes on his speeder bike, falling in behind the Jedi. He and his wingman opened fire with their speeder-mounted laser cannons, killing Stass Allie and destroying her speeder bike.

Galactic Republic



 * Oppo Rancisis
 * Quinlan Vos
 * A'Sharad Hett
 * Aayla Secura
 * K'Kruhk
 * Sian Jeisel
 * Ausar Auset
 * Xiaan Amersu
 * Tholme
 * T'Bolton
 * Durnar
 * Xeltek
 * Stass Allie
 * Commander Neyo
 * Commander Faie
 * Commander Bly
 * Captain Sagoro Autem

Confederacy of Independent Systems

 * Sora Bulq
 * Tol Skorr
 * Bok
 * Rath Kelkko

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
 * Evasive Action: Reversal of Fortune
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown
 * Star Wars Republic 78: Loyalties