Militia of Mandalore

The Militia of Mandalore was a Mandalorian military force.

Formation
For nearly all of its ancient history, the Mandalorian society was divided between clans that ruled their own provinces to varying degrees of independence. These clans developed their own warrior castes that operated solely in the interest of the clan they served. By the time of the Imperial era, many clans still maintained their own militias, but most of these forces were small and underdeveloped, giving the lesser clans no say in affairs involving larger ones. In an attempt to further unify these clans and prevent any future major wars within the Mandalorian community, many of these clan militias consolidated to form the Militia of Mandalore in around 10 BBY, which acted as its own military force independent of the Journeyman Protectors. The Militia of Mandalore, comprised of both clan warriors and local volunteers, began operating as a resistance army against the Imperials. Fenn Shysa, who also led his own contingent of Protectors, was the first to command the Militia of Mandalore in its war against the Empire. Sometime later, Shysa assigned command of the Militia to one of his lieutenants, who assumed the title "Supreme Strategist". The first Supreme Strategist continued to lead the Militia and even commissioned a stable naval force for some years until he was captured in a confrontation with pirates in 1 BBY. He was unfortunately killed during his capture and the Militia of Mandalore began to disband as its constituent militias continued operating against the Imperials on their own accord. In the time surrounding the Battle of Endor, a Supercommando named Naastau reformed the Militia of Mandalore, albeit much smaller and less regimented, and led attacks on Imperial holdouts across the Mandalore sector.