Battle of Ylesia

The Battle of Ylesia was one of the early battles of the Galactic Civil War. The Alliance to Restore the Republic planned to attack the drug-planet Ylesia in order to capture spice to fund its operations. Ylesia was under the control of the Besadii Hutt clan; as such, the Alliance recieved assistance from Jabba the Hutt, whose clan were mortal enemies of the Besadii. The Besadii themselves, however, had recieved aid from Black Sun, including the Nova Force mercenary group and a ground-based turbolaser, which Jabba did not know of.

The attack was carried out by the Alliance Red Hand Sqaudron under the command of Bria Tharen, aided by a smuggler fleet provided by Jabba. The Squadron was divided up into nine units, one for each major colony on Ylesia. During the attack, at least one unit - lead by Jalus Nebl onboard the Dream of Freedom - was destroyed by the turbolaser. However, the Nova Force units were quickly overrun, and surrendered to the Rebels. Red Hand Sqaudron looted much spice and credits from Ylesia, and disappeared before Imperial forces could respond.

Appearances

 * Rebel Dawn