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Liberation of Kessel

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"Relax, we'll get those air factories working again and free the prisoners. Trust me."
―Lando Calrissian[1]

The Liberation of Kessel was a battle conducted in 4 ABY. A Wookiee army landed on Kessel to re-power the atmosphere factories and rescue the slaves.

Prelude[]

"Before evacuating the planet, the Imperial Governor of Kessel ordered the air processing factories to be shut down, leaving the prisoners without any air to breathe. Since the Rebel fleet wouldn't be able to get there in time, Han, Chewie, Luke, and I sped off to Kessel in the Falcon."
―Lando Calrissian[1]

After the Galactic Empire lost the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, it was decided to abandon Kessel. The atmosphere factories were shut off, although the slaves were forced to continue working the Glitterstim spice mines. The Wookiees, shortly after liberating their homeworld, heard of the situation and sent a strike force to reactivate the atmosphere factories.

The battle[]

"Hey kid, if we don't get those air processors back on-line, there won't be any prisoners left to save."
―Han Solo[1]
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The Wookiee base

Generals Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and and a force of Wookiees: 6 workers, 8 Repeater Bowcaster troopers, 4 Advanced Berserkers, 4 Missile Troopers, 2 Heavy Torpedo Launchers, 1 Kettrifee Air Mover, and 8 Advanced Agrs. The strike force established a base, consisting of a troop center, a Command center, a Fortress, and a shield generator on a cliff north of the Imperial's Detention Center A, Detention Center B, and Detention Center C. The Wookiee forces endured attacks from the Imperial military bases which sent stormtroopers and All Terrain Armored Transports, but with additional units, the Wookiees were able to construct power cores and reactivate the four nearby atmosphere factories.

Aftermath[]

"The Kessel mission was an overwhelming success."
―Lando Calrissian[1]

The Imperials lost control of Kessel, and the slaves were freed after the battle.

Behind the scenes[]

The Liberation of Kessel was first mentioned in the strategy guide for the 2001 video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. It appeared during the Chewbacca campaign's bonus mission. The player was tasked with re-powering the atmosphere generators, and may build any sized army to do so. Players could attack or ignore the Imperial bases; the strategy guide recommends the player just concentrate on building the power cores.

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  1. ↑ 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 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
  2. ↑ The information from The New Essential Chronology and The Essential Atlas permit to place the Battle of Ralltiir in 39:12 GrS.
  3. ↑ The New Essential Chronology places the Liberation of Kashyyyk eight months after the Battle of Endor, which The Essential Atlas places in 39:3. Galactic Battlegrounds places the liberation of Kessel immediately after the liberation of Kashyyyk.
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