Battle of Eliad

The Battle of Eliad was a significant engagement of the Minos Cluster Campaign during the Great Galactic War. Beginning in 3680 BBY, the battle was waged between the forces of the Sith Empire and those of the Jedi Order in alliance with the Galactic Republic. The conflict began when the Empire launched its invasion of the Minos Cluster in the first year of the war, a move that shocked the Republic and sent the capital planet of Coruscant into panic. In response to the offensive, the Jedi High Council dispatched a fleet of battlecruisers to ferry Jedi Knights to the frontlines in the Minos Cluster, including the embattled planet of Eliad, where the Empire had commenced a massive invasion. For months, the Jedi defenders and Imperial conquerors engaged one another in a sustained stalemate, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. Although the battle for Eliad later turned in favor of the Jedi and Republic, the larger campaign continued throughout the twenty-eight years of the war. The Sith were eventually recalled from the Minos Cluster in preparation for the Sacking of Coruscant in 3653 BBY, effectively forfeiting any persisting contest on Eliad and in the greater Minos Cluster.

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