Massacre on Abridon

The Second Battle of Abridon took place in 3 ABY between the Galactic Empire and the Abridon Nationalists who were supported by the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Having won their battle with the Empire, the Abridon Nationalists prepared talks with the Rebel Alliance to gain membership. During the visit, an Imperial task force arrived in the system to subjugate the planet once more.

The battle
General Brenn Tantor landed his troops on the outskirts of the capital city and proceeded to sack both the nationalists and their Rebel allies. During the fighting, the Abridon Government Center was taken, along with the local Imperial base. A command center was subsequently placed at the foot of the hill near the Government Center.

A Nationalist leader by the name of Hamman Flatt was captured during the battle, and promising information to in hope of mercy, gave up the location of the Rebel dignitaries, among which were Luke Skywalker. Tantor captured the dignitaries and wiped out the Rebel presence completely. For all his troubles, Flatt was put in a prison camp.

While destroying the main Rebel base on Abridon, Tantor became conflicted, as his old mentor, Tulon, attempted to defect to the Alliance during the fighting, having seen the horrors the Empire was capable of. When ordered to destroy a nearby refugee camp as a show of force, Tantor himself disobeyed and was subsequently arrested, being forced to watch his own troops massacre the refugees whom they were told were Rebel troops.

Aftermath
Despite the defeat of the Alliance, the Empire still had to contend with the Abridon Nationalists, who still held onto the industrial city of Sayan. There, they controlled the Abridon Shipyard and manufactured starfighters for their cause.

Months of warfare followed, with constant streetfighting and ambushed, until artillery platforms were stationed in proximity of the city and ordered to level it completely. The fighting would go on, until the Rebels initiated a counter-offensive in the Third Battle of Abridon.