Campaign against the Shadow Collective

Concurrent	Clone Wars Mandalorian civil war
Next	Rescue of Quinlan Vos
Campaign against the Shadow Collective
Conflict	Clone Wars
Begin	19 BBY, Battle of Zanbar
End	19 BBY, Second Battle of Dathomir
Date	19 BBY
Place	Zanbar Ord Mantell Vizsla Keep 09 Nightbrother village, Dathomir
Outcome	Confederacy of Independent Systems/Sith victory Death of Mother Talzin Shadow Collective disbanded Maul retreats
Battles	Battle of Zanbar Battle on Ord Mantell Assault on Vizsla Keep 09 Second Battle of Dathomir Attack on the Black Sun Attack on the Pyke Syndicate
Combatants
Shadow Collective†
Confederacy of Independent Systems Sith
Galactic Republic Jedi Order
Commanders
Maul Mother Talzin†
Darth Sidious Count Dooku General Grievous
Jedi General Mace Windu
Strength
Pyke Syndicate Fife Black Sun Ziton Moj Nightbrothers Brother Viscus Mandalorian super commandos Rook Kast Gar Saxon Kom'rk-class fighter/transports Nightbrother Gozanti-class cruiser Talzin's shuttle
Separatist Droid Army Tey-Zuka† B1-series battle droids B2-series super battle droids At least 1 B2 grapple droid BX-series droid commandos Droidekas IG-100 MagnaGuards Confederacy navy 1 Providence-class Dreadnought Grievous's Providence-class Dreadnought Recusant-class light destroyers Munificent-class star frigates DH-Omni Support Vessels C-9979 landing crafts
4 Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi Aayla Secura Tiplee Mace Windu 212th Attack Battalion Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantrys
Casualties
Many members of the Shadow Collective
Many battle droids Tey-Zuka Starships
Tiplee Several clone troopers Gunships
Civilian casualties
Civilians on Ord Mantell

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"There are many forces poised against us. To ensure our complete and total victory, we must root out and destroy all of our enemies."
"You speak of enemies other than the Jedi?"
"I speak of that Dathomir witch--Mother Talzin."

―Darth Sidious and Count Dooku

During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Sith launched a campaign against the renegade Sith Lord Maul's Shadow Collective. The purpose of the campaign was to draw out the witch Mother Talzin and destroy her. The Separatist Droid Army and Confederacy navy fought against the Collective, which included the Pyke Syndicate, Black Sun, Nightbrothers, and Maul's Mandalorian super commandos. The Separatists suffered a loss in the Battle on Ord Mantell, as the Separatist leaders of the campaign, Count Dooku and General Grievous, were captured, but Dooku eventually freed Grievous, and he and Maul escaped from the Galactic Republic when they engaged the Shadow Collective during the Assault on Vizsla Keep 09. This alliance between the two was a ploy on both sides, and Maul planned to use it to bring back Talzin using Dooku's body, but were interrupted by Grievous and Darth Sidious himself. In the end, Sidious and the Confederacy defeated the Shadow Collective, as well as achieving Darth Sidious' goal of killing Talzin.

Appearances

• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 1 (First appearance)
• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2
• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 3
• Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 4

Sources

• Star Wars Helmet Collection 13 (Databank A-Z: Poe Dameron–Delta 7-B)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 49 (Databank A-Z: Serenno–Anakin Skywalker)