Capture of Even Piell

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Capture of Even Piell

Conflict

Clone Wars^[2]

Date

20 BBY^[3] (One year and nine months into the Clone Wars)^[4]

Place

Space^[2]

Outcome

Separatist Alliance victory^[2]
- Capture of Jedi Master Even Piell and his crew^[2]

Combatants
Galactic Republic^[2]	Confederacy of Independent Systems^[2]

Commanders
Jedi General Even Piell^[2] Captain Wilhuff Tarkin^[2]

Units
Even Piell's fleet group^[2]

Strength
1 Jedi Master^[2] Clone troopers^[2] 1 Venator-class Star Destroyer^[2]	B2-series super battle droids^[2] Droidekas^[2] Hyena-class Droid Bombers^[2] Vulture droid starfighters^[2] 2 Munificent-class star frigates^[2] 1 Providence-class Dreadnought^[2]

Casualties
Clone troopers^[2] Damage to Piell's Star Destroyer^[2]	Several battle droids^[2]

"So you have the coordinates for the Nexus Route?"
"I got them all right… half of them, anyway. My captain's got the other half. I erased the computers when we were boarded and had both of us memorize part of the intel. That way, if somehow I cracked, the information would be useless to them without the other half."

―Anakin Skywalker and Even Piell^[2]

During the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Even Piell and the crew of his Star Destroyer were captured by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. After discovering the coordinates of the strategic Nexus Route, Piell's forces were returning from the Outer Rim Territories when they came under attack from the Confederacy navy.

With their heavily damaged cruiser boarded by Separatist battle droids, Piell, Republic Navy Captain Wilhuff Tarkin, and their clone trooper personnel were taken into custody by the Separatists, who sought to pilfer Piell's findings on the Nexus Route. Unwilling to let Piell's Nexus Route intelligence fall into enemy hands, the Jedi Order subsequently launched a mission to rescue Piell from imprisonment in the highly secured Citadel prison before the Separatists could extract the valuable information from him.^[2]

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Appearances[]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Counterattack" (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue" (In flashback(s))
Tarkin (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)

Sources[]

Ultimate Star Wars
Star Wars Helmet Collection: Nien Nunb Databank A-Z: Tantive IV–Tatooine (Indirect mention only)
"The Clone Wars Begin" — Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references[]

↑ Star Wars: Timelines establishes that the Battle of Lola Sayu follows the mission to Mortis. As the capture of Even Piell immediately precedes the Battle of Lola Sayu according to "The Citadel," then it must follow the mission to Mortis.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel"
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "The Citadel" to 20 BBY.
↑ Tarkin

Clone Wars
(22 BBY–19 BBY)

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Previous: Separatist Crisis

Concurrent: Nikardun conquests · Conquests of enlightenment · Balith's Civil War · War on Quarzite · Mandalorian Civil War · Campaign against the Shadow Collective

Next: Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire · Great Jedi Purge · Ryloth Insurgency

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22 BBY	Geonosis (I) · Geonosis (II) · Republic transport · Antar 4 · Nooroyo · Hissrich · Dantooine · Hebekrr Minor · Rocky planet · Langston · Bracca (I) · Cato Neimoidia (I) · Thule • Hunt for a Jedi artifact (Bursant · Moon of Staggec (I) · Moon of Staggec (II) · Naboo (I)) · Outpost 716 (I) · Outpost 716 (II) · Muunilinst · Quarmendy · Krystar · Melagwani · Caliban · Hisseen · Corvair · Kudo III · Christophsis (I) · Teth · Jabba's Palace · Ziro's Palace · Ryloth (I) (Ryloth (II)) · Rugosa · Malevolence Campaign (Phu system · Abregado · Ryndellia system · Kaliida Nebula (I) · Kaliida Nebula (II)) · Mimban · Hypori · Rishi Moon · Abrion Bridge · Skytop Station campaign (Falleen · Bothawui · Confederate space · Skytop Station) · Rodia · Unidentified planet · Alamass · Aargonar (Approximate date)
21 BBY	Tranquility · Vassek 3 · Vanqor (I) · Florrum (I) · Escander · Ridlay · Quell · Maridun · Orto Plutonia · Naboo (II) · Ryloth (I, continued) (Ryloth (III) · Nabat · Ryloth IV · Jixuan desert · Ryloth V · Ryloth VI · Lessu) · Felucia (I) · Devaron (I) · Felucia (II) · Malastare · Cato Neimoidia (II) · Murkhana · Dorin · Geonosis (III) · Geonosis (IV) · Merj · Vallt · Grange · Saleucami system · Saleucami (I) · Republic cruiser · Coronet · Coruscant (I) · Kamino · Pantora · Secret Research Facility · Coruscant (II) · Confederate people
20 BBY	Halcyon • Sullust · Sarrish · Devaron (II) · Toydaria · Capture of Even Piell · Lola Sayu · Felucia (III) · Mon Cala · Naboo (III) · Qiilura system · Patitite Pattuna · Rescue of Adi Gallia · Umbara · Ledeve Jedi Temple · Kiros · Kadavo · Plan to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine (Theed) · Onderon (I) (Sector S-29 · Onderon power generator · Yolahn Square · Onderon highlands) · Obi-Wan Kenobi's fleet · Florrum (II) · Unidentified astronomical object · Aut-O's flagship · Abafar · Carida (I) · Olgothon 3 • Horain (Approximate date) · Retta (Approximate date)
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[Timelines_note-1] Star Wars: Timelines establishes that the Battle of Lola Sayu follows the mission to Mortis. As the capture of Even Piell immediately precedes the Battle of Lola Sayu according to "The Citadel," then it must follow the mission to Mortis.

[The_Citadel-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel"

[Date-3] Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "The Citadel" to 20 BBY.

[Tarkin-4] Tarkin

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