Imperial Skirmishes

Imperial Skirmishes

Prelude[]

In17 ABY, after four relatively peaceful years,Imperial systems near theHydian Way began to suggest the cessation of hostilities. The New Republiclifted its ban on former Imperial officials holding elective office. The move was intended as a peace offering, but the Moffs saw it as the prelude to an invasion.^[1]

Fearing invasion, theCouncil of Moffs secretly contactedAdmiralNatasi Daala, who'd returned to theDeep Core and unified the "replacement warlords", ambitious beings who had taken control of what little infrastructure remained after Pellaeon abandoned the Deep Core and replaced the officers Daala had killed atTsoss Beacon. Daala was convinced to fight, and the Moffs ordered Pellaeon to begin another campaign against the New Republic.

The New Republic was recovering from theAlmanian Uprising and appeared divided. Furthermore, since theOrinda campaign the Imperial Remnant had received an injection of forces from theBlack Fleet fleeing the Yevetha, among them theprototype Star DestroyerEX-F, renamed theRakehell. Pellaeon - now aFleet Admiral - thought the plan mad, but hoped to that he could win a few quick victories to satisfy the Moffs before offering peace terms to the New Republic.^[2][1]

The campaign[]

What followed was an unmitigated disaster for the Imperial Remnant. Daala struck out of the Deep Core but her fleet was shattered byGarm Bel Iblis at theBattle of Columus. She was forced into a blind hyperspace jump and thought dead until she re-emerged in40 ABY. Pellaeon's attack began well: hetook Adumar and won surprise attacks onTaris andBattle of Champala on theHydian Way, pushing all the way to the edge of the Core Worlds, but with Daala defeated, Ackbar and Bel Iblis were able to bring the full weight of the New Republic Defense Force to bear.^[2][1]

TheSecond Battle of Champala was an Imperial rout. Pellaeon was chased back toImperial Space, which was rapidly reduced after defeats atKetaris andTangrene. Hoping to salvage a victory, Pellaeon deployed his surviving dreadnoughtsDominion andMegador, as well as theRakehell, atAnx Minor. TheBattle of Anx Minor was a disaster, with theMegador and theDominion suffering severe damage in the detonation of theRakehell'santimatter reservoir. Pellaeon ordered an immediate retreat toBastion.TEGtW^[1]

Aftermath[]

New Republic forces underAckbar andGarm Bel Iblis reduced the Empire to a mere eightsectors, withBastion,Yaga Minor andMuunilinst the only planets of note. This time the New Republic decided to not leave the initiative to the Empire like the previous years. In18 ABY, the Republic fleet continued to keep the pressure on the Remnant, more particularly during theCorellian Crisis.^[1]

The Empire would remain bottled up in its last eight sectors for another two years until its stunted economy and hopeless position forced Pellaeon to sue for peace. Despite theCaamas Document Crisis nearly ruining negotiations, this eventually resulted in thePellaeon–Gavrisom Treaty in19 ABY and the end of the Galactic Civil War.^[1]

Battles[]

• Battle of Rydonni^[1]
• Battle of Adumar^[1]
• First battle of Taris^[1]
• Battle of Columus^[1]
• Battle of Champala^[1]
• Second Battle of Champala^[1]
• Second battle of Taris^[1]
• Battle of Tangrene^[1]
• Battle of Ketaris^[1]
• Battle of Anx Minor^[1]

Sources[]

• The Essential Chronology(First mentioned)
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 125PEL 1-4: Gilad Pellaeon
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Essential Atlas
• The Essential Guide to Warfare

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