Battle of Cerea

Conflict

Clone Wars

Date

21 BBY^[1] (14:8-14:9 GrS)

Place

Cerea

Outcome

Republic victory
Many civilians killed

Combatants
Galactic Republic Cerean military	Confederacy of Independent Systems Commerce Guild

Commanders
President Bo-Ro-Tara † General Ki-Adi-Mundi

Strength
Clone troopers Jedi Cerean military forces	B1-series battle droids B2 super battle droids Gossam Commandos OG-9 homing spider droids DSD1 dwarf spider droids Advanced dwarf spider droids

Casualties
Bo-Ro-Tara murdered	Some droids

Civilian casualties
1,000,000 civilians^[2] Mundi family (except Ki-Adi-Mundi)

"His body was never recovered on Jabiim."
"There may have been no body to recover. That was the case when my family was killed during the Battle of Cerea. I also found it difficult to accept, but I had to if I was going to stay true to our beliefs."

―Anakin Skywalker and Ki-Adi-Mundi^[3]

The Battle of Cerea was a month-long battle that took place on the Galactic Republic world of Cerea. The paradise world was ravaged by Commerce Guild forces until defeated by the Republic. The battle ended when Bo-Ro-Tara was assassinated by Gossam Commandos. It was also during the battle that the Cerean Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi lost his family.