Battle of Omwat (Pirate Wars)

The Battle of Omwat was the first battle in the Pirate Wars in 44 BBY. It was between the Liberators Pirate Organization and Chin’s Faction. Tesh Vohore led the Liberators to Omwat to attempt peaceful negotiations. But when Chin Chaldak refused to comply and opened fire of one of Tesh’s vessels, the battle was taken planetside. The two factions battled it out in the savannahs of Omwat. Unfortunately, Chin’s small army could hold onto their position and was forced to flee the planet.

Outside, the Liberators had set up a trap to capture Chin. They trapped many of Chin’s transports and scanned them for Chin’s existence, but he never left the planet. Tesh decided to call off the Liberators, hoping that Chin had given up on the petty attempt to overthrow Tesh as the Liberators leader. When Tesh returned, he counted his losses not realizing until then that the ship that Chin destroyed had carried Ana’tera, the one person Chin loved. Tesh could not bring himself to notify Chin, fearing it would cause him to do something rash. Tesh made sure that he and his family held a memorial service at the evacuation center for her.