3rd Marine Battalion

The 3rd Marine Battalion was among the most highly-decorated units within the 's armed forces, earning individual and unit citations for bravery and valor throughout the era of the. First formed as an independent unit during the reorganization of the Republic Marines in the years following of the {{sw}Great Sith War}}, the battalion saw heavy action throughout the. The 3rd Marines saw their most intense action during the war's last battles, where they helped to, and served as one of the spearheads of 's assault to   and chase the s out of Republic space. Having taken heavy losses as a result of the vicious fighting, the battalion was sent back to to replenish and retrain.

At the very start of the, the Third Battalion was placed under the command of the recently-deceased Captain Laera Reyolé, who had trained for a year with the , and assigned to the Stalwart Defender, the flagship of  Kedlis Hetton's task force. As Darth Revan and 's advanced on the inner worlds of the Republic, Captain Reyolé, a skilled leader and veteran tactician who had been thrice decorated during the Mandalorian conflict, formed a plan whose intent was to blunt the offensive by attacking the flanks of the Sith plane of advance. Her plan, and the skill of the Marines under her command, were tested and ultimately vindicated in the resulting battle at. The victory there ultimately led to the Republic's triumph at the for, from which they would embark on a successful counteroffensive that culminated at the.