Battle of Thwaite

The Battle of Thwaite was the first battle during the Bane Crisis and it was a victory for the Disciples of Bane. It led to the start of a war that would last for ten years.

Lead up to Battle
With the formation of the Disciples, orchestrated by Darth Galepius, the newly created Triad of Darkness decided it was time to launch an attack on the Republic. The small uninhabitated planet of Thwaite, with only a small scientific outpost an a pair of antique cruisers defending it was the perfect target. Darth Destru led a small strike force to attack the planet.

The Battle
The Disciple's fleet arrived above the planet, just beyond range ofthe cruiser's lasers. As the Republic cruisers moved in, Destru launched his fighters against them. Although the cruisers attempted to shoot the fighters down, they did very little damage. The cruiser's then launched their own fighter garrison, but they were heavily outnumbered by the Disciple's force.

After a few minutes, the Republic's fighters were wiped out and Destru's fighters attacked the cruiser's, scoring direct hits. As the cruiser's imploded, one fell onto the planet's surface, boiling a large area of water and killing several of the rare species of the planet.

Aftermathe
With his victory at Thwaite, Destru decided that he could attack the Republic directly and decided to recapture the Sith homeworld of Korriban. However, this brought him into conflict with the other members of the Triad, Darth Galepius and Darth Baden. This conflict in turn woulld lead to his own destruction and Galepius's rise to power.