Battle of Columus

The Battle of Columus was a confrontation of the First Great Schism, a conflict fought in 24,500 BBY between the Jedi Order and the faction of dark side-adherents known as the Legions of Lettow. Armies commanded by Jedi Master Awdrysta Pina and the Legions' leader, General Xendor, engaged each other on the world Columus. Pina's forces used a Force-assisted battle-meld, which gave them an advantage over the Legions of Lettow, and Xendor himself was ultimately slain by Pina.

Also during the battle, a group of Dark Jedi Legionnaires attempted to trap a party of Jedi, including the Padawan Danzigorro Potts. In the ensuing fierce engagement, Potts slew his former best friend, the Legionnaire Blendri, and her apprentice, Cuthallox. Himself sustaining mortal injuries, before his death Potts made an audio recording recounting the battle on a datacard that eventually became popularly known as the Columus Data Card and, by tens of millennia later, had inspired several operas.

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