Capture of Even Piell

Previous	Mission to Mortis
Concurrent	Mygeeto Campaign
Next	Battle of Lola Sayu
Capture of Even Piell
Conflict	Clone Wars
Date	20 BBY 1 year and 9 months after the First Battle of Geonosis
Place	Space
Outcome	Separatist victory Jedi General Even Piell and his crew taken captive
Combatants
Galactic Republic
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Commanders
Jedi General Even Piell Captain Wilhuff Tarkin
Strength
1 Jedi Master Clone troopers 1 Venator-class Star Destroyer
B2-series super battle droids Droidekas Hyena-class bombers Vulture droid starfighters 2 Munificent-class star frigates 1 Providence-class dreadnought
Casualties
Clone troopers Damage to Piell's Star Destroyer
Several battle droids

"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

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.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Citadel" (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Counterattack" (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Citadel Rescue" (Appears in flashback(s))
• Tarkin (Indirect mention only)
• Tarkin audiobook (Indirect mention only)

Sources

• Ultimate Star Wars

Notes and references

Clone Wars (22 BBY–19 BBY) Galactic timeline Previous: Separatist Crisis Next: Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire · Great Jedi Purge · Ryloth insurgency Battles of the Clone Wars 22 BBY Geonosis (I) · Geonosis (II) · Hissrich · Antar 4 · Republic transport · Corvair sector · Kudo III · Quarmendy · Krystar · Separatist weapons depot · Hisseen · Christophsis (I) · Teth · Jabba's Palace · Ziro's Palace · Ryloth · Rugosa · Malevolence campaign (Abregado · Ryndellia system · Kaliida Nebula (I) · Kaliida Nebula (II)) · Mimban · Rishi moon · Falleen · Bothawui · Outer corridor · Skytop Station · Rodia 21 BBY Tranquility · Vassek 3 · Vanqor (I) · Florrum (I) · Quell · Maridun · Orto Plutonia · Naboo (I) · Felucia (I) · Devaron (I) · Felucia Medical Station HCTFF2 · Malastare · Cato Neimoidia (I) · Murkhana · Dorin · Geonosis (III) · Dantooine · Merj · Vallt · Grange · Saleucami system · Saleucami (I) · Republic cruiser · Coronet · Coruscant (I) · Kamino 20 BBY Sullust · Devaron (II) · Toydaria · Capture of Even Piell · Lola Sayu · Felucia (II) · Mon Cala · Naboo (II) · Patitite Pattuna · Rescue of Adi Gallia · Umbara · Kiros · Theed · Onderon · Obi-Wan Kenobi's fleet · Florrum (II) · Unidentified planet · Aut-O's flagship 19 BBY (Outer Rim Sieges) Cato Neimoidia (II) · Ringo Vinda · Batuu · Mokivj · Scipio · Utapau (I) · Mahranee · Raxus · Haruun Kal · Vizsla Keep 09 · Rescue of Quinlan Vos · Separatist storage base · Vanqor (II) · Christophsis (II) · Jedi Temple · Anaxes · Skako Minor · Kardoa · Mygeeto (I) (Mygeeto (II) · Mygeeto (III)) · Lokori · Geonosis (IV) · Sentinel Flare · Space · Unidentified world · Yerbana · Coruscant (III) · Unidentified sector · Cato Neimoidia (III) · Kashyyyk · Bracca · Utapau (II) · Felucia (III) · Saleucami (II) · Slag's Pit · Kaller · Mustafar Other Aargonar · Abafar · Agamar · Arkax Station · Bray · Carida · Clabron · Confederate people · Coruscant (II) · Crombach Nebula · Cularin · Horain · Khorm · Kromus · Ledeve Jedi Temple · Mrinzebon · Nal Kapok · Oktaro · Pantora · Ruusan system · Sedratis · Unidentified planet Related topics and articles Galactic Republic · Jedi Order · Sith · Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Empire · Alderaan · Confederate–Republic peace initiative Sundari (II) · Carida · Toydaria

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