Battle of the Rebel Fleet (.75 ABY)

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Previous: Battle of Chorax Next: Attack on Bannistar Station Battle of the Rebel Fleet Conflict: Galactic Civil War Date: 9 months ABY Place: Near a ringed gas giant Outcome: Imperial victory Combatants Galactic Empire Alliance to Restore the Republic Commanders Darth Vader Admiral Kendal Ozzel Wedge Antilles Tungo Li Strength 1 Executor-class Star Dreadnaught Executor 18+ Imperial-class Star Destroyers TIE/ln starfighters At least 1 TIE Defender 1 Providence-class carrier/destroyer Rebel One 2+ Mon Calamari Star Cruisers 1 Recusant-class light destroyer 1 Acclamator-class assault ship 1+ EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate 1+ Class VI freighter 4 Imperial cargo ships 7+ GR-75 medium transports Rogue Squadron T-65 X-wing starfighters RZ-1 A-wing interceptors B-wing starfighters BTL Y-wing starfighters Casualties Many starfighters A few Star Destroyers, their crews, and their complements 2+ Imperial cargo ships 1+ GR-75 medium transports and their cargo Many starfighters Damage to surviving ships

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The Battle of the Rebel Fleet occurred nine months after the Battle of Yavin.

[edit] Background

With the combined efforts of Janek Sunber to capture Luke Skywalker and Jorin Sol to cripple the Rebel command ship, Darth Vader hoped to end the Galactic Civil War in a single decisive battle.

[edit] The battle

The Imperial fleet dropped out of hyperspace right after Jorin Sol's attempted assassination of the commanders on board Rebel One. It began firing on the Rebel fleet, destroying transports and smaller capital ships en masse.

A regretful Jorin Sol managed to convince Tungo Li to order all Rebel ships to scatter into hyperspace rather than follow the now-revealed escape algorithms, which would only bring them to another Imperial fleet.

Contrary to Vader's expectations, starfighters under Wedge Antilles were able to hold off the Imperial fleet long enough for Sol to overcome his conditioning and program the damaged Rebel One to jump into hyperspace. Luke Skywalker managed to convince Sunber to let him and Princess Leia Organa go, and the Rebel ships were able to escape through hyperspace and scatter throughout the galaxy.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy (First appearance)
• Star Wars Rebellion 11: Small Victories, Part 1 (Appears in flashback(s))