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Gungan Grand Army

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this was the name used to describe the huge army gathered from Ankura and Otolla Gungans, which was ready to act on the orders of Boss Nass or any other leader, in case of emergency. In theory, any Boss could mobilize the Gungan Grand Army - and the entire Gungan community - within 36 hours of declaring war. The Grand Army was ordered into battle by Boss Nass as part of Queen Amidala's plans to overthrow the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo, in what became part of the Battle of Naboo. It was believed that the Gungan Grand Army was originally formed more than 3,000 years before the Battle of Naboo, when the Gungans banded together to fend off the violent bursas which inhabited Naboo. The Army had been inactive for more that 100 years when they were called to fight in the Battle of Naboo, but was comprised of some 2,000 soldiers when they went into battle.