Thrawn campaign (TK-999)

"The universe is not stagnant. Everything is constantly on the move. Some may think that the New Republic will stand forever, but we must prove that they are seriously mistaken."

- Grand Admiral Thrawn to Captain Gilad Pellaeon.

The Thrawn campaign was a conflict of the Galactic Civil War, fought between 8–10 ABY. Its primary belligerents were the New Republic and Thrawn's Empire of the Hand, an Imperial splinter faction dedicated to restore the Empire into a system which did not rely on oppression but was still totalitarian. Due to the extensive amounts of fighting in the Outer Rim and Wild Space, many nations in those areas participated in the war, usually in the form of border skirmishes, proxy wars, weapons trade or, in the case of the Kaminoan Federation, clone trade.

The campaign started in 8 ABY, when Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo returned form the Unknown Regions to the Imperial fortress world of Bastion with a fleet consisting of the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Admonitor, two Victory-class Star Destroyers and a number of smaller warships. The leader of the Imperial Remnant, Grand Moff Ardus Kaine pledged his assistance to Thrawn, offering the efficient and well-known Star Destroyer Chimaera as a flagship. This was the core around which the new Imperial fleets were formed.

Thrawn begin his first attack with only ten Imperial-class Star Destroyers and their supports. Nevertheless, he secured the Utegetu Nebula and proceeded to attack the Core Worlds. The inexperienced New Republic fleets thrown in hastily were no match for the growing number of Imperial forces, but the arrival of experienced commanders, such as Garm Bel Iblis or Ackbar prevented the fall of Coruscant. This led to a stalemate, which eventually ended with the Treaty of Kalee in 10 ABY, which confirmed the status of the Empire of the Hand as a legitimate state.