Attack on the Paataatus

The attack on the Paataatus was a retaliatory strike conducted by the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet on Nettehi, the homeworld of the Paataatus species, shortly after an attack on the Chiss homeworld of Csilla around 19 BBY. At the time, the Syndicure of the Chiss Ascendancy did not have definitive proof that the Paataatus government was behind the attack on Csilla, but justified the attack as a means to punish the Paataatus for proven encroachments into Ascendancy territory.

The Paataatus military was far more prepared to defend their homeworld than most officers of the Chiss Picket Force Six anticipated. Only Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" expected their level of readiness. Thrawn disobeyed the orders of Admiral Ar'alani to break off, feign weakness, and draw most Paataatus forces away from the bulk of the Chiss force. In doing so, Thrawn bought the other Chiss warships time to regroup and eliminate most of the Paataatus fighters, securing a Chiss victory.

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