Battle of Humbarine

The disastrous Battle of Humbarine took place in 20 BBY during the Clone Wars on the ecumenopolis Humbarine.

The Separatist fleet was commanded by distinguished Muun admiral Moc Mord, while Humbarine's defense fleet was commanded by Vice Admiral Roan Commisi, a native of Humbarine.

Overview
Initially, Republic warships managed to hold back the invaders in orbit while civilians were evacuated to shelters, however the Separatists eventually manage to deploy their droid army in drop pods that slipped through the defense fleet, landing in the steel streets and balconies to unleash the battle droids within. Republic forces engaged the battle droids, who quite possibly numbered in the tens of thousands, in door-to-door warfare for days while also scrambling to move unevacuated civilians to safe locations. At least one Jedi Knight was also slain in the battle's early phase while he and his unit of clone troopers were attempting to secure a bridge to allow their speeder bike scouts to pass.

Towards the end of the battle, the Separatists' frigates overcame the Republic's Star Destroyers in the planet's orbit and bombarded King Humbar's Square, killing thousands of civilians and soldiers and inflicting more than ten billion credits worth of damage, an act which a knowing Count Dooku would later cover-up and deny before the Separatist Parliament. Republic forces managed to stave off the bombardments with ion cannons and deflector shields long enough for a reinforcement fleet to rush to the system and force the Separatist frigates into a retreat. Among the many Republic soldiers present at the battle was the Mandalorian treasure hunter Naastau, who was serving in a special forces penal unit at the time.