Attack at Datar

The Battle of Datar was one of the earliest battles in the Galactic Civil War.

In 0 BBY, Vice Admiral Slenn was part of an Imperial task force assigned to hunt down Rebel bases. The Empire's objectives were to expose the Rebel's supply network, obtain prisoners for interrogation, and discover where they had been shipping weapons.

When Slenn's forces (possibly led from the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Vengeance) attacked a Rebel outpost on Datar, the Rebels had advance warning of the attack. Without the element of surprise, the Imperials were unable to quickly move in and take prisoners. Instead, the Rebels fought to the last man.

It is unclear if Slenn was killed in combat with the Rebels, or executed by Darth Vader afterwards for incompetence. In either case, the Imperial forces headed to Nar Shaddaa under Vader's command. In the attack on Nar Shaddaa's Rebels, the Imperial forces attempted to correct Slenn's mistake by disguising their Gamma-class assault shuttles as civilian light freighters.

Appearances

 * Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
 * "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale"