Invasion of Esseles

"Ralltiir, Chandrila, Esseles, and other key Core Worlds soon fell to the Imperials, and the leaders of the beleaguered New Republic returned to guerrilla fighting to battle their old enemy."

- Voren Na'al, in The New Essential Chronology

The planet Esseles was invaded by the Galactic Empire in 10 ABY. As part of the Imperial offensive prior to Operation Shadow Hand, the reborn Emperor Palpatine sent out vast forces to conquer strategic worlds in the Core. Along with Chandrila and Ralltiir, Esseles was occupied by the Imperials.