Battle on Ord Mantell

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Battle on Ord Mantell
Conflict	Campaign against the Shadow Collective
Date	20 BBY
Place	Ord Mantell
Outcome	Shadow Collective victory Darth Maul and his Shadow Collective defeat the Separatist forces Count Dooku and General Grievous are captured
Combatants
Shadow Collective Nightbrothers Black Sun Mandalorian super commandos Pyke Syndicate
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Commanders
Darth Maul Commander Gar Saxon Ziton Moj Brother Viscus
Count Dooku General Grievous Tey-Zuka†
Strength
Numerous Death Watch warriors Gar Saxon Kast Black Sun forces Pyke Syndicate forces Fife Pyke Guards Numerous Nightbrothers Death Watch warships Kom'rk-class fighters
Numerous Battle droids B1 battle droids B2 super battle droid At least one B2 grapple droid At least two IG-100 MagnaGuards Providence-class carrier/destroyer Grievous's Providence-class carrier/destroyer† Multiple Munificent-class star frigates Multiple Separatist supply ships At least one Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter Multiple C-9979 landing craft 1 Cyborg 1 Sith Lord 1 Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop
Casualties
Numerous Shadow Collective forces Many Nightbrothers Damage and destruction to fleet elements At least 3 Kom'rk-class fighters destroyed
All battle droids destroyed or disabled Damage and destruction to fleet elements
Civilian casualties
Many civilians

"A battle is coming, my brothers, a battle between the Sith and that which they fear the most—us."

―Darth Maul, to his Shadow Collective allies

The Battle on Ord Mantell was fought between the Shadow Collective of Darth Maul and the Confederacy of Independent Systems on and in orbit of the planet Ord Mantell during the Clone Wars. The battle was devised by Maul and Mother Talzin, who suspected that the Sith and Separatists were trying to draw Talzin out into the open to destroy her. The battle was designed to capture Count Dooku and General Grievous by luring them into a trap on Ord Mantell.

Maul planned the trap along with his Shadow Collective allies, including Death Watch, the Black Sun, and the Pyke Syndicate. Directly before the arrival of the Separatist forces, a group of Nightbrothers lead by Viscus arrived in a transport, which had been sent by Talzin as reinforcements. When the battle began, the Shadow Collective forces engaged the Battle droid army on the surface, while Maul made his way into orbit and boarded Grievous' command ship Grievous disabled the battle droid army after Maul gave him the choice to do so or die, and the cyborg general was taken into custody. Dooku, meanwhile, had engaged and defeated the Nightbrothers in battle, before being captured by Shadow Collective forces.

With the battle over, Maul contacted Talzin, who told him they would soon capture Darth Sidious and have their revenge against the Sith.

Appearances

• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2 (First appearance)
• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 3 (Mentioned only) (First identified as Battle on Ord Mantell)
• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 4 (Indirect mention only)