Battle for Tatooine

The Battle for Tatooine was a joint effort between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and Saponza's Gang to drive the Galactic Empire's military forces from Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War.

The Alliance started the battle with two assaults on contraband smuggling facilities operated by Captain Kosh and his 68th Legion, with the objective of seizing Kosh's contraband shipments and appropriating them for Alliance use. Kosh, however, retaliated with an attack on Saponza's homestead, deploying a considerable detachment against the fortified homestead. They were defeated by the homestead's defenses that had been provided by the Alliance.

With Kosh having exhausted his mobile forces, the Alliance again went on the offensive, destroying a reinforcement facility to prevent Kosh from reinforcing Fort Ironhand, the site of the vast majority of the 68th Legion's forces.

The Alliance executed the assault on Fort Ironhand in three stages. The first assault took down the western garrison, with the second on the eastern garrison. The final stage of the assault focused on Fort Ironhand itself, and a group of Jawas participated in the assault alongside the regular forces. The combined Alliance forces, along with its allies, overpowered Fort Ironhand, ending the Imperial presence on Tatooine.

Shortly after the conclusion of the final assault on Fort Ironhand, Leia Organa contacted Saponza's gang and congratulated them on their victory, while also asking them to continue fighting the Empire in other locations throughout the galaxy.

Behind the scenes
The Battle for Tatooine is the main conflict of Chapter 11 of the Rebel Alliance campaign in Star Wars: Commander.

Appearances

 * ''Star Wars: Commander