Ambush on Taanab

Concurrent

Ambush on Taanab

Conflict

Galactic Civil War^[1]

Date

0 ABY^[4] (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 Torrent^[1]	Lieutenant Caluan Ematt^[1]

Units
	Shrikes^[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^[1]

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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Appearances[]

Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (Mentioned only)

Sources[]

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

Notes and references[]

↑ ^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 ^1.17 ^1.18 Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Princess Leia 1
↑ Star Wars: Timelines

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 · Border skirmishes with the New Separatist Union

Next: Quest to find Ezra Bridger · Search for the Phylanx Redux Transmitter

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 (I) · Absanz · Ibaar · Thrad · Imvur · Garel (I) · Interdictor
3 BBY	Phoenix Squadron (II) · Calderos Station · Onoam · Christophsis · Paucris Major · 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) · Konkiv · Geonosis (II) · Krownest · Killun Station
c. 2 BBY to 1 BBY	Cianap
1 BBY	Mustafar (II) · Jalindi · Faos Station · Lothal campaign (Lothal (II) · Lothal (III) • Lothal (IV) • Lothal (V) • Lothal (VI)) · Crucival · Galactic Antiquities and Objects of Interest · Lina Soh Hospital · Axis safehouse · Ring of Kafrene · Wobani · Operation Fracture (Jedha (I) · Eadu) · Scarif
0 BBY	Tatooine (I) · Destruction of Alderaan · Fostar Haven · Death Star · Yavin · Operation Mad Rush (Vir Aphshire)
0 ABY	Taanab · Yavin 4 (II) · Operation Mad Rush (Vir Aphshire) · Alderaan survivors · Cyrkon · Andelm IV · Llanic · Rodia · Denon · Daalang system · Giju · Tertiary Usaita system · Devaron · Hradreek · Tatooine (III) · Operations on Tatooine (Atom Edge · Imperial Listening Station · Tatooine (IV) · Empire Shuttle Yard · Secret Base · Reinforcement Facility · Imperial Garrison · Fort Ironhead) · Dandoran · Kuat (I) · Imdaar · Cymoon 1 · Tatooine (II) · Skorii-Lei (II) · Monsua Nebula · Nar Shaddaa · Vrogas Vas · Grumwall · Coruscant (I) · Sunspot Prison · Harbinger · Ghost Moon · Tureen VII · Ocean planet
1 ABY (Mid Rim Offensive)	Tibrin · Prison transport vessel · Akiva (I) · Star Destroyer · Ord Tiddell · Horox III · Jedha (III) · Mon Cala (I) (Mon Cala (II)) · Mako-Ta · Lucrehulk Prime · Hivebase-1 · Nebulon-B frigate · Pirate station · Accresker Jail
c. 2 ABY (Mid Rim Offensive)	Hubin · Novka · Shu-Torun · K43 · Lanz Carpo · Sergia
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 · Trumpet's Call · Rebel flotilla · Hoth (I) · Cloud City (I) · Cloud City (II) · Malastare (I) · Rendezvous Point Delta-Three · Sixth Division · Cloud City (III) · Tempes · Elessia · Operation Starlight (Imperial Museum · Felucia · Ab Dalis) · Operation Ringbreaker (Mardona III · Najan-Rovi · Obumubo · Nakadia (I) · Naator · Xagobah (I) · Kuliquo belt · Inyusu Tor) · Blacktar Cyst · Mek'tradi · Trenchenovu · Rebel cell · Jekara system · Plot to assassinate Darth Vader
4 ABY	Kudo system · Rebel convoy · Hudalla · Operation Yellow Moon · Platform M36 · Invincible Faith · Mordal · Endor (I) · Hosnian system · Sullust · Durkteel · Coruscant (III) · Endor (III) · Cawa City · Operation: Cinder (Fondor (I) · Naboo (I) · Nacronis · Abednedo (I)) · Tayron · Iron Blockade (Anoat (I) · The Crypt · Mataou (I) · Hoth (II) · Anoat (II) · Mataou (II) · Anoat (III)) · Malastare (II) · Jendorn · Jiruus · Oridol Cluster · Harrikos system · Abednedo (II) · Haldeen sector · Hunt for Shadow Wing (Pandem Nai) · Akiva (II) · Naalol · Geonosis (III) · Uyter · Sevarcos · Akiva (III) · Vetine · Var-Shaa · Bormea · Yavin Prime · Victorum · Hosnian Prime · Desevro · Esseles · Zavian Abyss · Remitik · Mon Cala (III) · Gorse · Onderon · Nadiri (I) · Ringali Nebula · Nadiri (II) · Galitan
5 ABY	Iron Blockade (Cloud City (IV)) · Jarbanov · Edict · 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) · Chandrila (II) · Chinook Station · Sullust (II) · Naboo (II) · Fondor (II) Nythlide Array · Xagobah (II) · Operation: Cinder (Dybbron III · Kortatka · Chadawa) · Hunt for Shadow Wing (Deliverance · Ciaox Verith Red Yars · Yadeez (I) · Yadeez (II) · Ghonoath · G'Tep'Noi · Netalych) Nevarro · Coruscant (IV) · Jakku
Other	Allst Prime · Bamayar · Bar'leth · Beroq 4 · Bogano · Candor · Castilon · Chargona · Cilpar system · Crait · Criigo · Coruscant (II) · Derra · Distilon · Garel (III) · Garel (IV) · Garel (V) · Garel (VI) · Gorma · Heist · Iakar (II) · Kuat (III) · Kudo · Mennar-Daye · Corellian Sector · Nakadia (II) · New Valis · Ord Biniir · Outer Rim · Phorsa Gedd · Polis Massa · Operation Starlight (Panisia) · Perimako Major · Polaar · Primtara · Rand Ecliptic · Rebel Alliance · Rebel base · Rebel fleet · Red Planet · Rekkana · Seelos (II) · Skorii-Lei (I) · Space · Taris · Turkana · Valo system · Vulpter · Mission to reveal the Death Star II · Wecacoe · Xorrn

Related topics and articles

Galactic Empire · Hutt Clan · Jedi · Rebel Alliance · Sith · New Republic · Death Star · Death Star II · Declaration of the Rebel Alliance · Jedha (II) · Imperial Senate · Yavin 4 (I) · Endor (II) · Uprisings against the Galactic Empire · Liberation Day · Contingency · Chandrila (III) · Galactic Concordance · Festival of Liberation · Imperial Instruments of Surrender

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