Battle of Tund

"Tund? A good place; we can hold the Alliance here whilst my master eliminates the weakling Skywalker!"

- Darth Adsec

The Battle of Tund was a devestating battle during the Sith Crusade, in 63 ABY.

Background
Sith agents on Coruscant who had been spying upon the Galactic Senate informed the Sith Council that the Jedi were aware that Skywalker was laying in wait for Darth Abeonis on Gand and that it was a trap. In fact, Skywalker hadn't told any member of the Galactic Senate of his mission, preferring to keep his aims secret.

By chance however, the Galactic Alliance had decided upon striking hard at the Sith control planet of Tund. Rather than lose Tund and its valuable mines, the Alliance decided to retake the world by force. The Galactic Alliance positioned their strike force on nearby Kegan.

The battle
The Alliance forces established a stronghold on the planet, and proceeded to launch attacks on Sith defensive positions. The Jedi made sure to heal any captured Sith troopers, in an attempt to gain their support and any valuable information. The Alliance forces overran dozens of enemy defensive positions, but it was actually a Sith strategy to divide the GA forces. Darth Adsec kept his Sith Lords and his elite SpecOps in reserve for a strike on the now-vulnerable stronghold. He attacked, inflicting heavy casualties, including two Jedi generals and most of the Padawans present.

The Sith were ill-prepared however for the atrocious conditions on Jabiim, and their heavy war machines became mired in the muddy, rain-soaked plains, where they were vulnerable to agile Jedi Knights.

Over the course of the next week, even despite the eding of the Duel on Gand days before, Adsec's forces made significant gains in the Northern hemisphere, killing many Jedi, and most of Katae-muri's forces. By day 30, 18 Jedi and 9,000 Alliance troopers had been killed in action. Katae-muri ordered an immediate strike at the planet's capital, in an attempt to capture Adsec. The Alliance defeated the Sith forces there, but suffered heavy casualties. Adsec was miles away, preparing to attack the Alliance stronghold.

On day 37, Adsec and his personal guard were greviously injured, and the Sith forces were effectively leaderless, and a full-scale evacuation was planned. However, the newly reinforced Alliance forces were advancing on the departure point. A small group of Sith Knights and the garrison of Sith troopers prepared to defend the station to the death, to delay the reconquest of the planet. They held out until day 43, against an army of more than 10,000. Adsec was once again almost killed but, with the late arrival of the SpecOps following their return from Gand every Jedi present was killed.

On day 43 however, several Alliance starships arrived. However, these were warships per se, but evacuation vessels. The Alliance had chosen to withdraw from the planet, on the orders of Luke Skywalker in preperation for another operation.

The battle was considered a grievous defeat for the Sith, despite the eventual retreat of the Alliance forces.