Previous First Battle of Tatooine[1][2] Skirmish over Tatooine[1][3] Next Assault on Yavin 4[2] Sabotage at Rhen Var Conflict Galactic Civil War[2] Date 0 BBY[2] Place Rhen Var Citadel[2] Outcome Rebel attack thwarted by Imperial defenders[2] Combatants Galactic Empire[2] Rebel Alliance[2] Strength Snowtroopers[2] Shock troopers[2] Scout troopers[2] Imperial pilots[2] Phase Zero dark troopers[2] Rebel troopers[2] Rebel vanguards[2] Rebel marksmen[2] Rebel pilots[2] Wookiee smugglers[2] Casualties Unknown[2] Unknown, critical enough to have lost the battle[2] [Source]

A battle occurred on the ice planet of Rhen Var during the Galactic Civil War in 0 BBY.

PreludeEdit

The Galactic Empire had long operated a listening outpost out of a derelict temple on Rhen Var, a world deeply entrenched in rich history surrounding the Galactic Republic. When the Galactic Civil War broke out, the outpost was used to monitor local systems for Rebel activity.^[2] This fact had not gone unnoticed by the Rebel Alliance and an attack on the outpost was launched with the intent of capturing the facility.^[2]

The battleEdit

The Rebels were deployed at a tower below the station and advanced up three stairways into the main citadel, where they were met by opposition from stormtroopers laser turret defenses and the local garrison. The attack proved to be a futile effort by the Alliance forces, who were either outnumbered and surrendered or completely wiped out.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

The battle for the Rhen Var outpost appears in the mission "Sabotage at Rhen Var" in the Galactic Civil War campaign of the 2004 video game Star Wars: Battlefront. Since the game delegates no specific battle plan for the player (playing from the Imperial perspective) to follow, this article was written to be as vague as possible.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Battlefront (First appearance) (First identified as Sabotage at Rhen Var)

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Atlas

Notes and referencesEdit