User:SOCL/Analysis of the Imperial Remnant

This subpage of my user-page in pursuit of original research concerning the nature of politics and military forces within the Imperial Remnant circa 19 ABY, just before the signing of the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty which ended the Galactic Civil War. To this end, it will explore the subtleties and importance of language and phrases as expressed through sources in order to understand the operation and order of matters within the regime of the Imperial Remnant under the administration of the Moff Council and Fleet Admiral Gilad Pellaeon. It will briefly explore the evolution of such powers from the time of the establishment of the Emperor Palpatine's New Order at the conclusion of the Clone Wars, through the turning points of the battles of Yavin and Endor. The primary focus, though, shall be on the collapse of order following Palpatine's death at Endor and the subsequent fallout, with especial interest in the events surrounding Admiral Daala's attempts at reunification of the Empire at Tsoss Beacon and the subsequent events which would lead to Pellaeon's tenure of Supreme Commander to the time of the aforementioned treaty. It is my hope this is thesis of an article will help shed some light on the conflicts and arguments which surround the all too cryptic elements of the Imperial Remnant, information which may later be used to either enrich or at least present alternative points of view to existing articles, all of which will be based on meticulous research of original source material, namely the various novels.

This article will not cover the differences between the Supreme Commander posting as apparently held by such figures as Lord Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker and that which was used by Pellaeon, namely "Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet". Arguments and debates on that matter have been thoroughly covered both on the Supreme Commander (Empire) discussion page and the discussion page to the original article, Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet. Rather, it will attempt to address the state of affairs within the Imperial forces following Daala's reunification and Pellaeon's subsequent offensives, eventually coming to the point in 19 ABY described in Timothy Zahn's Hand of Thrawn duology. It will also not attempt to provide a definite answer for all questions posed, but will attempt to give a well-reasoned explanation based on information provided within the source material. As such, the primary questions posed are:


 * 1) What sort of powers are contained within the post of Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet at the time of Pellaeon's tenure circa 19 ABY? What sort of differences does this particular title of posting have with other titles permitted him, namely "Supreme Commander of Imperial forces", which special emphasis on the lower-cased "forces"?
 * 2) How have Imperial military forces evolved since the height of the New Order under Palpatine, and in what way was this affected by Daala's reunification in 12 ABY?
 * 3) What significance lies in the use of non-Naval ranks and personnel under the overall command structure of a Naval officer, namely the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet?
 * 4) What is the significance of constant use of the term "Fleet" to refer to all Imperial forces in 19 ABY by Pellaeon versus the separation of powers among branches? Do there exist discernible branches within the military forces of the Imperial Remnant as they did during the height of the New Order, or is this yet another affect of reunification under Naval officer(s), i.e. Dalla and Pellaeon?

More questions are bound to arise and this article will be updated as the matter evolves further.