Subjugation of Geonosis

The First Battle of Geonosis was an early battle in the Galactic Civil War.

With the Death Star project running out of construction slaves, Tarkin ordered Darth Vader to go to Geonosis to round up the natives to use as labor slaves. The Geonosians secretly aligned themselves with the growing Rebel Alliance and the Geonosians already used as slaves revolted against their Imperial masters. A Rebel fleet orbited the planet to prevent the system from Imperial conquest. As the Imperial Navy entered the system, the resistance force ambushed the attackers. Concentrated fire from assault ships brought down the rebel space station. The survivors were routed out and destroyed by TIE squadrons.

The Imperial Army landed on the planet and put down the slave revolt and scattered the remaining rebel resistance. The Galactic Empire gained a valuable resource of slaves to assist in the construction of the Death Star.

Appearances

 * Empire at War