Previous Second Battle of Tangrene[1] Second Battle of Ketaris[1] Battle of Anx Minor Conflict Galactic Civil War[1] Date 17 ABY[1] Place Anx Minor[2] Outcome Imperial forces routed[1] New Republic victory[2] Combatants New Republic[2] Imperial Remnant[2] Commanders Admiral Ackbar[2] Admiral Gilad Pellaeon[2] Strength New Republic Third Fleet[3] Executor-class Star Dreadnought Guardian[2] New Republic Fifth Fleet[3] Star Destroyers[2] EX-F[2] Casualties Six Star Destroyers[2] EX-F[2] [Source]

The Battle of Anx Minor was one of the last major battles of the Galactic Civil War between the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic, occurring during the Empire's final campaign in 17 ABY. After a series of engagements, an armada of Imperial Star Destroyers under the command of Remnant Admiral Gilad Pellaeon engaged the New Republic Third and Fifth Fleets above the Outer Rim world of Anx Minor, located deep within Imperial territory. Commanding from the New Republic Star Dreadnought Guardian, the Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar inflicted heavy damage upon Pellaeon's ships, forcing the Imperials to retreat. The defeat prompted Pellaeon and the Remnant to sue for peace two years later, an initiative that brought about an official end to the war.

Contents 1 Prelude 2 The battle 3 Aftermath 4 Behind the scenes 5 Sources 6 Notes and references 6.1 In other languages

PreludeEdit

In 17 ABY, during the final stages of the Galactic Civil War, the Imperial Remnant under Admiral Gilad Pellaeon launched a series of offensives against the New Republic, fearing that the Republic was preparing to invade Imperial Space. Although initial skirmishes at Adumar, Taris, and Champala proved successful for the Remnant, the New Republic military quickly responded to the threat that Pellaeon's forces posed. The Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar, commanding from the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Guardian, led the Third and Fifth Fleets of the New Republic Navy into battle against the Imperial forces, routing them at Champala, Ketaris, and Tangrene. With Pellaeon pushed back into the heart of Imperial territory as a result of these defeats, the stage was set for a final encounter between the opposing commanders.^[1]

The battleEdit

The armadas faced off in battle above Anx Minor, an Outer Rim planet located near the core of Imperial territory.^[1] Ackbar, commanding from the Super Star Destroyer Guardian, led the New Republic Third and Fifth Fleets^[2] into combat against Pellaeon's force of Star Destroyers, including the prototype vessel EX-F, in a decisive engagement that marked the end of the Empire's campaign. Near the conclusion of the battle, Ackbar ordered his forces to concentrate their fire on the EX-F's engines. The barrage destroyed the weapons testbed and ignited its antimatter reservoir, producing an explosion powerful enough to obliterate six Star Destroyers in the vicinity.^[3] Defeated, Pellaeon and the remaining Imperial ships fled the battle.^[1]

AftermathEdit

In the end, Pellaeon's gamble on a final, successful campaign against the New Republic failed, the combined forces of the New Republic Third and Fifth Fleet having destroyed a significant portion of the Imperial Navy. The Empire's territory was reduced to eight Outer Rim sectors,^[2] and the Raioballo sector, of which Anx Minor was a part,^[4] was not one of them. This defeat, coupled with the Republic's close watch over the Imperial Remnant in subsequent years, prompted Pellaeon and the Council of Moffs to sue for peace in 19 ABY. The Galactic Civil War was formally ended that year with the signing of the Pellaeon–Gavrisom Treaty.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

The Battle of Anx Minor was first mentioned in The New Essential Guide to Characters, written by Daniel Wallace and published in 2002. In the book, the battle is mentioned as having occurred after the First Corellian Insurrection,^[2] while later sources place the battle as happening before the Corellian crisis.^[1][3] The Battle of Anx Minor was later mentioned in The New Essential Chronology, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, and The Essential Atlas, none of which expanded upon the details of the conflict.^[1][3][5] Some confusion regarding the dating of the battle has existed: While The New Essential Guide to Characters originally supplied a date of 17 ABY ("[t]hirteen years after Endor"),^[2] The New Essential Chronology proposed a generalization of 17–18 ABY for the Empire's final campaign (of which the Battle of Anx Minor was the final engagement),^[3] and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia simply used 18 ABY for the date of the battle.^[5] The Essential Atlas, the most recent of the sources, went with the original 17 ABY dating.^[1]

SourcesEdit

• The New Essential Guide to Characters (First mentioned)
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas

Notes and referencesEdit