Battle of Ord Cestus

The Battle of Ord Cestus was a battle fought between the Republic and the Disciples of Bane during the Bane Crisis. The Republic won the battle, retaking Ord Cestus and the vast minerals it contained.

Lead up to the Battle
Ord Cestus had fallen to the Disciples early on in the war, before their capture of Korriban. However, despite the planet's importance in providing minerals for the Disciples's war machine, it was lightly defended in order to protect Korriban. Republic commanders saw this weakness and decided to exploit it.

The Battle
Ord Cestus was guarded with very minimal defenses at the time of the Republic attack. The Republic vanguard arrived and engaged the Disciple's fleet of ships. Both fleets were small and it looked like the battle would be over quickly. However, a larger enemy fleet led by Darth Destru arrived to tip the balance back in the Disciple's favour.

This was just what the Republic had planned. As Destru's fleet arrived, the Republic launched an attack on Korriban with a larger force. Not wanting to lose his base, Destru and his fleet fled back to Korriban, leaving Ord Cestus wide open. When a third Republic force arrived above the planet, it fell quickly.

Aftermathe
Despite the Disciple's victory at Korriban, the sacrifice of Ord Cestus was a blunder thy couldn't afford. The lose of the minerals from the planet suffocated the Disciple's, allowing the rivalries between the members of the Triad of Darkness to rip them apart.