Editing (section) Battle of Ebaq 0 You are not logged in. ==Prelude== ===The tenacious enemy=== {{Quote|The enemy that wiped out Komm Karsh was hardly broken.|[[Supreme Overlord]] [[Shimrra Jamaane|Shimrra]]|The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way}} After numerous defeats and the [[Battle of Coruscant (Yuuzhan Vong War)|loss]] of [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]],<ref name="sbs">''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]''</ref> the New Republic was on the verge of defeat. When the government regrouped on [[Dac|Mon Calamari]], having only been able to set up a headquarters there due to the [[Battle of Borleias (Yuuzhan Vong War; Second)|rearguard action]] in the [[Pyria system]],<ref name="el1">''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]''</ref> it became apparent that one more major defeat could destroy the remnants of the New Republic. However, technological advances following the fall of Coruscant and the recuperation and consolidation of heavy industry across Republic-held areas of the [[The galaxy/Legends|galaxy]] had given the government some breathing space.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> The [[Second Battle of Obroa-skai|total destruction]] of [[Supreme Commander (Yuuzhan Vong rank)|Supreme Commander]] Komm Karsh's reinforcement fleet at [[Obroa-skai/Legends|Obroa-skai]] and the rumblings of the heretic movement across the newly formed [[Coruscant/Legends#Yuuzhan'tar|Yuuzhan'tar]] had thrown the Yuuzhan Vong off balance.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> It was now time for the New Republic to capitalize on this. With the election of [[Cal Omas]] as the new [[Chief of State (New Republic)|Chief of State]] helping to stabilize the government, and [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker's]] pledge to have the Jedi work alongside him, morale was steadily rising. However, the losses at Coruscant had brought the military to its knees. [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Gial Ackbar/Legends|Ackbar]], coming out of retirement to lead the fight against the enemy, decided that the best strategy to resolve this would be to engage poorly defended Yuuzhan Vong worlds, retreating when relief fleets arrived. In this way the military would season and become confident.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> ===Luring the Warmaster=== {{Quote|I believe I have the information which will bring about the decisive battle.|[[Nom Anor]]|The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way}} In order to lure the Yuuzhan Vong onto a battleground of their choosing, the New Republic had to manipulate the extensive spy network operating throughout the New Republic into going for the bait. [[Ayddar Nylykerka]], Director of [[New Republic Fleet Intelligence]], teamed up with [[Mara Jade Skywalker]] to accomplish this goal. Through careful deceit and expert trickery the Yuuzhan Vong spies were identified and fed false information. Nylykerka and Jade were judicious in their planning; small amounts of information were released deliberately to different agents so the Yuuzhan Vong could formulate their own plan. Rumors of the [[Final Redoubt]], a fortress in the [[Deep Core/Legends|Deep Core]], began to circulate. [[Darth Caedus|Jacen]] and [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina Solo]], the twins so sought after by [[Shimrra Jamaane|Shimrra]] and his council (Jacen because he had converted to and renounced the [[True Way|Yuuzhan Vong religion]], Jaina for declaring herself to be an avatar of [[Yun-Harla]]), were said to be at this fortress, along with the newly elected New Republic command. [[Executor (Yuuzhan Vong rank)|Executor]] Nom Anor was drawn in by the trap and reported his 'findings' to Shimrra, who in turn gave Tsavong Lah permission to prosecute the engagement.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> The fleet Warmaster Lah set out in to destroy the New Republic at Ebaq 9 was nowhere near the size of the colossal Coruscant invasion fleet, but was still described as the largest fleet seen since the Battle of Coruscant, thus eclipsing the fleets seen at [[Hapes/Legends|Hapes]], [[Borleias/Legends|Borleias]], and [[Obroa-skai/Legends|Obroa-skai]]. It was composed of different battle groups, named after the Yuuzhan Vong deities. Lah was something of a fanatic, a personality trait the returning Admiral Ackbar saw fit to fully exploit.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> ===Ackbar's plan=== [[File:AckbarEGC.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Admiral Ackbar, Lah's undoing.]] Despite being physically weak and advanced in age, Ackbar still possessed a cunning mind. While he had spent the entire war up to that point in his home on [[Dac|Mon Calamari]], current Defense Force officers, including current Supreme Commander [[Sien Sovv]] and Fleet Intelligence Director Ayddar Nylykerka, regularly provided Ackbar with reports and intelligence on the Yuuzhan Vong and the progress of the invasion. After meeting several times with Jacen Solo to gain additional information on the invaders, Ackbar requested to speak with Cal Omas. Ackbar realized that the Yuuzhan Vong's greatest strengths were also the source of their greatest weaknesses; their unswerving loyalty to their leaders and the fact that they never retreated made them predictable, as did their penchant for mass slaughter and sacrifice. Omas and the [[High Council (Galactic Alliance)|High Council]] approved Ackbar's plan, and it was set into motion. Sien Sovv offered to resign so that Ackbar could once again be Supreme Commander, but the aged Calamarian refused, preferring to take on a consultative role.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> Having seasoned the [[New Republic Defense Fleet/Legends|Defense Fleet]] at [[Duro/Legends|Duro]], [[Wayland/Legends|Wayland]], [[Ylesia/Legends|Ylesia]],<ref name="y">''[[The New Jedi Order: Ylesia]]''</ref> [[Nal Hutta/Legends|Nal Hutta]], [[Bimmisaari/Legends|Bimmisaari]] and [[Gyndine/Legends|Gyndine]], it was felt that the time was right for the final battle at Ebaq.<ref name="Destiny's Way" /> Loading editor Standard preloads (select a template to preload its contents): Custom preload pagename: Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> <nowiki></nowiki> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ Characters: Á á Ć ć É é Í í Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ó ó Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ú ú Ý ý Ź ź À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ĉ ĉ Ê ê Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Î î Ĵ ĵ Ô ô Ŝ ŝ Û û Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ÿ ÿ ß Ã ã Ẽ ẽ Ĩ ĩ Ñ ñ Õ õ Ũ ũ Ỹ ỹ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Đ đ Ů ů Ǎ ǎ Č č Ď ď Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ľ ľ Ň ň Ǒ ǒ Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ǔ ǔ Ž ž Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū Ȳ ȳ Ǣ ǣ ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ğ ğ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ǫ ǫ Ų ų Ḍ ḍ Ḥ ḥ Ḷ ḷ Ḹ ḹ Ṃ ṃ Ṇ ṇ Ṛ ṛ Ṝ ṝ Ṣ ṣ Ṭ ṭ Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å Ə ə Greek: Ά ά Έ έ Ή ή Ί ί Ό ό Ύ ύ Ώ ώ Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Please note: No personal information from you is required to edit on Wookieepedia. 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