Second Mandalorian Wars

"Lieutenant Bage Nylos, use extreme prejudice on the worlds of the conquest. Kill all men, women and children resisting. Do not underestimate anyone...you have my terms, do what is neccessary. Farewell and Safe Journey." - Jaster Mereel, Mandalore of the Second Mandalorian Wars

The Second Mandalorian Wars were a conflict that accured almost 15 years after the Jedi Civil War and ten years after the First Jedi Purge. The Mandalorians fought against the Jedi and Republic for two years before the Treaty of Coruscant was signed. The outcome of the war brought the Grand Alliance between the Jedi, the Republic, and the Mandalorians and intergalactic peace. It was named the Second Mandalorian Wars after the first Mandalorian Wars. The Mandalorians were once again defeated.

Rise of the Mandalorians
"The Mandalorians have become more powerful than Revan's Sith Empire!" - Rikenn Tarbann

The Mandalorians grew in power while the Republic and Jedi recovered from the First Jedi Purge. They raised their fleets into a power to be reckoned with. The Mandalorians started to take several planets near Mandalore and declared various parts of the Republic under Mandalorian control. The base on Dxun was increased in size; they became a target. The Sith, still hidden and rebuilding under Darth Hawken, attacked the base of Dxun around 3,946 BBY. The Sith stole a Republic fleet and framed the Jedi. They preceeded to attack the Mandalorian moon of Dxun. Many Mandalorians were killed in the battle and the 'Republic' attack was succesful.

Soon after, the attacks of Darth Hawken against the Republic began. In a year, he had taken over the galaxy and destroyed the Republic; the Second Jedi Purge began. The Mandalorians stayed quiet and didn't bother the Sith Empire and Emperor Hawken. Hawken's apprentice, Lord Aurelius, killed his master and assumed control. The conquest of the Mandalorians to purge the galaxy of Sith tyranny had begun. It started with the Battle of Ord Mantell. But then, out of no where, Aurelius left command of the galaxy and bomarded all of the planets under their control. He then retreated to Korriban and named it the Sith capital.

Start of Hostilities
The Second Mandalorian Wars were started when the Mandalorians attacked a group of Jedi and Republic soldiers on a rescue mission on Yavin IV. A third of the Mandalorian Grand Fleet came out of hyperspace and threatened the small Republic cohart of ships. When the Jedi replied with a no to surrender, the Mandalorians attacked and blew the Republic ships to Oblivion. Reinforcements arrived quickly for the Republic, leaving the Core Worlds defensless.

The First Battle of Coruscant
Mandalore gave command of rest of the Mandalorian fleets to then Staff Sergeant Rikenn Tarbann who was ordered to attack Coruscant. The battle was fierce and quick but the Mandalorians took heavy losses. Within hours, the planet was taken and the Mandalorians had crushed the Republic. The Republic capital and the Jedi Order moved to the nearby planet as Corellia. There they headed an assualt on the Mandalorians where they would take Coruscant back and push the Mandalorians into their own space.

The Second Battle of Coruscant
"Let's get these bastards!" - Republic Captain Koka Jun

This battle was the most devestating for the Mandalorians in terms of defeat. The small Republic fleet and Jedi regrouped on Corellia, the new Republic capital. After three months of the war -- and nearly no hostilities excluding small skirmashes -- the Republic and Jedi fleet countered the attack of Coruscant and attempted to take it back. The Mandalorians had been lead to the Outer Rim where they had thought a large Republic army was forming under the command of Jason Striker and Mortork Onli, two powerful Jedi Masters. With Coruscant defended by a small army and several capital ships, the Galactic Republic started the Second Battle of Coruscant.

The Republic started by assualting the orbiting capital ships. Two were soon destroyed; the space battle started. Another vessel had been taken over from the inside as the rest of the Mandalorian fleet came to assist their precious world. The Republic forces landed on the planet subsequently. They started to wipe out AA guns and anti-infantry weapons that the Mandorians had set up. The Jedi stormed many small bunkers and keep pushing the Mandalorians back to their command post. Three unsuccesful counterattacks by the Mandalorians resulted in a retreat of the planet. The last of the forces met heavy resistence in space. The last space battle was a great victory for the Mandalorians. They had destroyed nearly five Republic capital ships and many more fighters and transports.

Operation: Crossroads
After the loss of Coruscant, Mandalore ordered Bage Nylos to take many key planets in the Outer Rim. Crossroads became the biggest campaign of the entire war having nearly two different campaigns and more than 20 battles. Thousands of Mandalorians lost their lives in honor and many more thousands of the enemies' lives were lost. Some of the most important men under Bage Nylos in the regiment dubbed the Way of Mandalore were Rikenn Tarbann, Scion, and Kessam Prun. All three were brave and honorable men; all were good friends of Bage.

The Battle of Eos and Mustafar
In the beginning, the Mandalorians needed many minerals and parts to aid in repairing and creating new ships and weapons. Two planets served as a great source of these minerals. They were the planets of Eos and Mustafar. The Mandalorians first invaded Eos and with great success. Several hundred soldiers were killed and for each Mandalorians that fell, five times of the defending faction fell. The planet quickly sucumbed to the indomitable force of the Mandalorian Armed Forces.

Mustafar was more well defended, on the other, because of reports of the attack on Eos. The Mustafar government felt that they were a target and increased their defenses. In their main base, the Mustafar government set up six very large, anti-aircraft guns. Before the Mandalorian fleet could attempt an invasion, two groups of spec ops had to take the guns out. The AA guns were stored in large warehouses guarded by well-trained mercenaries which included Trandoshans and Rodians. The first force was led by Captain Bage Nylos and the other was led by 2nd Leuitenant Rikenn Tarbann.

Rikenn's inexperianced team leading had serious consequences. While Bage was able to distrectly take out the guns, Rikenn had let the group become noticed by the guards and soon the rest of the base was alerted to the Mandalorians' presence. Nonetheless, the job was done and the grand fleet was able to invade the planet and take Mustafar. The battle wasn't as intense as previously thought. The casualties were less than Eos and the resistence was almost none. Within time, the Mandalorians had taken another planet.

-To be finished later-