Campaigns of Saw Gerrera's Partisans

"Or the campaigns of Saw Gerrera's Partisans? Can you condone that?"

- Ransolm Casterfo asks Leia Organa if she can condone the Partisans' so-called terrorist campaigns

The campaigns of Saw Gerrera's Partisans were a series of campaigns led by Saw Gerrera and his Partisans who were loosely affiliated with the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Several of these campaigns also resulted in civilian deaths, with it eventually reaching a point where the Galactic Empire proceeded to make a propaganda poster denouncing the Rebel Alliance as a whole as being a terrorist group in response.

Gerrera's final campaign was his fight for the control of Jedha City on Jedha. Gerrera and most of his Partisans were killed when Jedha City was destroyed in the first test of the Death Star.

The campaign was later used by Senator Ransolm Casterfo as an example of the so-called terrorist tactics of the Rebel Alliance.

Prelude
During the Clone Wars, the Jedi trained various militias in fighting the Separatist Droid Army. One of these militias were the rebels of Onderon led by former Senator Lux Bonteri, Steela Gerrera and her brother Saw. For three years, Bonteri, the Gerreras, and their fellow rebels fought Separtist occupation forces under King Sanjay Rash. . Together, with the aid from Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano, the rebels were able to force the Droid Army to withdraw from the Onderon and restore Ramsis Dendup to the throne. Onderon then rejoined the Galactic Republic.

Age of the Empire
Following the Republic's transformation into the Galactic Empire, Saw reorganized his rebels into the Partisans. His cell among the first rebel cells formed. When the Empire occupied Onderon, the partisans fought a platoon under ISB Agent Alexsandr Kallus, with a Lasat mercenary killing all but Kallus.

In 17 BBY, Gerrera and several of his partisans then fought the Empire in the Salient system for several weeks. Only Gerrera was able to make his escape. In 13 BBY, Gerrera and his partisans then took in Jyn Erso when her father was taken and mother was killed. For the next eights years, Erso became one of the best soldiers of the partisans. Together, she undertook missions at Horuz and Inusagi with them. During their mission at Tamsye Prime, Gerrera and his partisans abandoned her for her safety.

Early rebellion
In 2 BBY, Gerrera and a team of his partisans were then sent by Senator Bail Organa and Rebel Command to investigate the disappearance of the Geonosians. However, Gerrera's team was wipe out by repaired B1 battle droids and Droidekas. Only Saw was still alive when the Spectres arrived to get him and his information on this. With the Spectres, Gerrera learned that Empire had used poison gas to wipe all but one Geonosian, Klik-Klak out became of something the Empire was building with the Geonosians.

By 1 BBY, Gerrera and his partisans had broken off with the Alliance and Mon Mothma and started their own private war against the Empire, killing civilians as well the Imperials. Gerrera and his fellow partisan, Edrio then undertook a mission to destroy a imperial relay on Jalindi. Gerrera and Edrio were succesful in destroying it and rescuing Spectres Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger.

Gerrera, Edro, Wren and Bridger then went Faos Station to investigate a shipment under imperial control.

Appearances

 * Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
 * Rebel Rising
 * Leia, Princess of Alderaan
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
 * Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
 * Rogue One, Part II
 * Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
 * Bloodline
 * Rogue One, Part II
 * Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
 * Bloodline