Siege on Hebekrr Minor

The siege on Hebekrr Minor was an early battle of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems. Forces of the Separatist Droid Army besieged the major population centers of the unaligned, resource-rich planet Hebekrr Major, hoping to claim it for the Separatists. A company of the Grand Army of the Republic, led by the informal Jedi General Sivad and Clone Commander Sticks, defended the civilians of the planet from the attacks, which primarily targeted Hebekrr Minor's main city. Several weeks into the siege, Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and her Head of Security, Captain Gregar Typho, visited Hebekrr Minor undercover while on a supply run, as part of an attempt to make contact with a mysterious individual who had insisted on speaking to a Senator. While there, the two Naboo assisted in rescuing several relatives of the planet's magistrate who had been kidnapped by the Separatists. During the raid, the battle droids' primary charging spots were destroyed, and Commander Sticks estimated that the Separatist forces would only be able to continue on for another week before ending their offensive.

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