Battle of Thustra

A battle took place on the planet Thustra during the early stages of the Clone Wars, between the armed forces of the Galactic Republic and the rebellious Sephi people. Through their ambition to follow the example of the Separatists, a faction of the Sephi increasingly lobbied for their homeworld to be declared an independent state from the Republic. The response from the ruling galactic power was the dispatch of a Jedi-led clone task force. But with Thustra under military occupation, the secessionist faction used the situation to incite more of the Sephi to supporting rebellion.

The Sephi's discontent with Republic rule soon turned into hostility and open acts of defiance. Through a combination of guerrilla warfare and terrorist tactics, the subversives tried to weaken the Republic occupation force through attrition. Despite the fact that such aggression clearly constituted as acts of treason and war, the government on Coruscant hoped to find a resolution to the dilemma that resulted with Thustra's continued allegiance to the Galactic Republic. Yoda, the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and the leading member of its ruling body, personally undertook the assignment as an emissary of the Republic.

Upon Yoda's arrival on Thustra, however, the Grand Army and its Jedi officers were in a desperate situation. Two Jedi Generals, Tyffix and Tyr, were murdered by a terrorist surprise attack. Their deaths left the young Commanders Cal and Pix in charge of the occupation. Yoda, with Cal at his side, departed for the capital city of Thustra in a final attempt to negotiate a cessation of hostilities between the Republic and the Sephi; Padawan Pix and Commander Clutch were ordered to remain behind in command of the occupation force.

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