Ambush on Taanab

Concurrent

Ambush on Taanab

Conflict

Galactic Civil War^[1]

Date

0 ABY (1 day after the Battle of Yavin)^[1]

Place

Taanab^[1]

Outcome

Galactic Empire defeats Shrikes^[1]
- Unable to acquire prisoners^[1]

Combatants
Galactic Empire^[1]	Alliance to Restore the Republic^[1]

Commanders
Senior Commander Alecia Beck^[1] Sergeant TX-828^[1]	Lieutenant Caluan Ematt^[1]

Strength
10 stormtroopers^[1]	6 Rebel Shrikes^[1]

Casualties
	5 Shrikes^[1]

"The Shrikes were ambushed by the Imperial Security Bureau on Taanab. Ematt escaped the ambush, but the rest of his team were killed."

―Leia Organa^[src]

The day after the Battle of Yavin, Alecia Beck of the Imperial Security Bureau led an ambush on Taanab against the Shrikes, operatives of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.^[1]

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AppearancesEdit

Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (First mentioned)

SourcesEdit

Star Wars: The Rebel Files (First identified as Taanab Ambush)
Caluan Ematt in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as ambush on Taanab)

Notes and referencesEdit

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Princess Leia 1

Galactic Civil War
(4 BBY–5 ABY)

Galactic timeline

Previous: Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire

Concurrent: Campaigns of Saw Gerrera's Partisans · Great Jedi Purge · Jedha insurgency · Mandalorian Civil War · Ryloth insurgency · Virgillian civil war

Next: Amaxine warrior crisis

Battles of the Galactic Civil War

4 BBY	Mustafar (I) · Arkanis (I) · Quila · Imperial shield generators Siege of Lothal (Lothal (I) · Phoenix Squadron (I)) · Seelos · Absanz · Ibaar · Thrad · Garel (I) · Interdictor
3 BBY	Phoenix Squadron (II) · Calderos Station · Onoam · Christophsis · Paucris Major · Imvur · Garel (II) · Lothal Depot · Concord Dawn (I) · Concord Dawn (II) · Lira San · Ryloth (I) · Geonosis (I) · Horizon Base · Phoenix Squadron (III)
2 BBY	Naraka · Lothal campaign (Yarma · Ryloth (II) · Mykapo · Imperial Armory Complex · Chopper Base · Chimaera · Archeon Nebula · Atollon) · Teralov · Montross · Agamar · Concord Dawn (III) · Geonosis (II) · Krownest · Killun Station
1 BBY	Jalindi · Faos Station
0 BBY	Lothal campaign (Lothal (II) · Lothal (III)) · Crucival · Ring of Kafrene · Wobani · Operation Fracture (Jedha (I) · Eadu) · Scarif · Tatooine (I) · Operation Mad Rush (Vir Aphshire) · Death Star · Yavin
0 ABY	Taanab · Yavin 4 · Alderaan survivors · Cyrkon · Andelm IV · Llanic · Rodia · Denon · Giju · Tertiary Usaita system · Devaron · Hradreek · Kuat (I) · Imdaar · Cymoon 1 · Tatooine (II)
1 ABY	Mako-Ta
3 ABY (Mid Rim Retreat)	Haidoral Prime · Kontahr sector · Coyerti (Imperial scout post · Imperial fort · Distillery · Imperial garrison) · Bestine IV · Metatessu sector · Enrivi system · Chonsetta system · Redhurne system · Rebel flotilla · Hoth (I) · Cloud City (I) · Cloud City (II) · Malastare (I) · Rendezvous Point Delta-Three · Sixth Division · Cloud City (III) · Operation Ringbreaker (Mardona III · Najan-Rovi · Obumubo · Nakadia (I) · Naator · Xagobah · Kuliquo belt · Inyusu Tor)
4 ABY	Rebel convoy · Hudalla · Operation Yellow Moon · Platform M36 · Invincible Faith · Mordal · Endor (I) · Hosnian system · Sullust · Durkteel · Coruscant (I) · Endor (II) · Beltire · Cawa City · Operation: Cinder (Fondor (I) · Naboo (I) · Nacronis · Abednedo (I)) · Tayron · Iron Blockade (Cloud City (IV) · Anoat (I) · The Crypt · Mataou · Hoth (II) · Anoat (II)) · Malastare (II) · Jiruus · Oridol Cluster · Abednedo (II) · Haldeen sector · Hunt for Shadow Wing (Pandem Nai) · Akiva (I) · Naalol · Geonosis (III) · Uyter · Sevarcos · Akiva (II) · Vetine
5 ABY	Parozha VII · Cerberon system (Verzan · Troithe (I) · Catadra · Cerberon · Troithe (II)) · Takodana · Hyborean Moon · Vorlag · Wild Space · Nag Ubdur (Govneh Ridge · Binjai-Tin) · Arkanis (II) · Kuat (II) · Kashyyyk · Chandrila (I) · Chinook Station · Sullust (II) · Naboo (II) · Fondor (II) · Jakku
Other	Accresker Jail · Akiva (III) · Allst Prime · Bamayar · Beroq 4 · Blacktar Cyst · Candor · Chargona · Crait · Coruscant (II) · Garel (III) · Garel (IV) · Garel (V) · Ghost Moon · Gorma · Harbinger · Hivebase-1 · Horox III · Hubin · Iakar (II) · Jedha (II) · Jeyell · K43 · Kiax Nebula · Kuat (III) · Lanz Carpo · Lucrehulk Prime · Mon Cala · Mek'tradi · Monsua Nebula · Mustafar (II) · Nakadia (II) · Nar Shaddaa · Nebulon-B frigate · Nevarro · Novka · Ocean planet · Ord Biniir · Phorsa Gedd · Pirate station · Primtara · Prison transport vessel · Rebel base · Rebel fleet · Rekkana · Sergia · Shu-Torun · Skorii-Lei (I) · Skorii-Lei (II) · Star Destroyer · Sunspot Prison · Operations on Tatooine (Atom Edge · Imperial Listening Station · Tatooine (III)) · Tibrin · Trenchenovu · Tureen VII · Var-Shaa · Vrogas Vas

Related topics and articles

Galactic Empire · Hutt Clan · Jedi · Rebel Alliance · Sith · New Republic · Death Star · DS-2 Death Star · Declaration of the Rebel Alliance · Jedha (III) · Imperial Senate · The Disaster · Yavin · Endor (I) · Liberation Day · Contingency · Chandrila (II) · Galactic Concordance · Imperial Instruments of Surrender

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