Anchorhead Massacre

The Anchorhead massacre was the slaughter of over 90% of the citizens residing in the Anchorhead settlement on Tattooine in 3,396 BBY. It was committed by a group of rogue pirates who were in desperate need of resources, but ended up being captured by Republic soldiers.

The Setting
For the miners, scoundrels, and Czerka eployees of Anchorhead, it seemed to be the beginning of another long, hot, hard day. So it came as a great surprise when they saw an unmarked, battle bruised, frigate-class ship appear in the sky above Tattooine. The ship belonged to hungry, battle weary pirates who had just escaped from a rival clan, and were all too happy to see the virtually defenseles settlement on the surface of the barren planet. The republican cruiser that normally guarded the lone settlement had been called away on emergency duty somewhere else, rendering an already poorly defended settlement basically helpless.

The Beginning
As soon as the settlement was spotted, the eager pirates under the leadership of Crae Damedar made ready for battle. Their few remaining fighters were sent in first, sweeping the settlement with front mounted lasercannons. After a few minutes, 3 fully loaded transports disembarked from the main frigate, deploying pirates at 3 main points in the town before strafing the settlement with turret mounted anti-vehicular lasers, destroying buildings and sending civilians flying before they returned to the main ship to load more pirates. On the ground, the pirates faced little resistance as they were able to easily eliminate any poorly trained Czerka security officer or scoundrel who tried to defend the doomed settlement, as well as every other sentient being they saw.

The Citizens Fight Back
Eventually, all but the starport and the main Czerka office were destroyed or captured. The starport was held by a cluster of about thirty people who had attempted escape, only to have their ships destroyed by the passing fighters. The Czerka office was held by a group of farmers, scoundrels, and Czerka security officers led by the head of security, Borsk Tulatan. The pirates had difficulty with both of these due to their lack of discipline and order. Eventually, a transport ship carrying plundered goods back to the frigate bombarded the starport, destroying everything and everyone inside of it and around it. Meanwhile, at the Czerka office, the citizens and security officers blockaded the door and shot back at pirates from the small windows, attempting to hold them off long enough to send a distress signal to all republic ships that were in the area. Just as it seemed all hope was lost, 3 nearby cruisers received the signal, and arrived at the planet shortly afterwards.

The End of the Battle
As the pirates loaded the transport ships with stolen goods and killed any remaining citizens outside of the Czerka office, the republic cruisers arrived. The pirates watched in shock as their frigate was blown out of the sky by blue plasma bolts originating from the cruiser's guns just above the atmosphere. Not long after, the ships themselves appeared in the sky, and many of the pirates surrendered as soon as they saw the Republic's colors. A large amount of soldiers landed in the ruined settlement, rounding up and capturing the group of rogues with little or no resistance. The few surviving citizens were recovered, and several more were found in the desert, fleeing for their lives.

Aftermath
The pirates were brought to trial on Coruscant, and were either executed or forced to work in the mines of Kessel. Anchorhead was re-established, and the mining continued as normal. The few survivors of the horrid attack found other places to live, and never once returned to Tattooine.