Skirmish in the Horuz system

The title of this article is conjectural.

Although this article is based on official information from the Star Wars Legends continuity, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

Skirmish in the Horuz system

Combatants
Alliance to Restore the Republic^[2]	Galactic Empire^[2]

Commanders
Lieutenant Keyan Farlander	Unknown

Strength
T-65 X-wing starfighters Red Squadron^[2] BTL Y-wing starfighters Blue Squadron^[2] Gold Squadron^[2] 2 Lambda-class T-4a shuttles Rogue 1 Rogue 2	Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wings Rho Squadron Tau Squadron Mu Squadron Nu Squadron 2 CR90 corvettes^[2] Ethar 1^[2] Ethar 2^[2] 2 Lambda-class T-4a shuttles Ceptor 1 Ceptor 2

Casualties
Light	Heavy

The Second Battle of Despayre occurred in 0 BBY shortly after the Death Star destroyed the planet Despayre and left the Horuz system.

BackgroundEdit

The capture of the Frigate Priam revealed that the construction site of the Death Star was located in the Horuz system near the prison planet Despayre. Two Alliance CR90 corvettes collectively compromising Ethar was dispatched to the system to investigate, and found only the shattered remnants of the planet Despayre and no trace of the Death Star. However the Galactic Empire forces left in the system in anticipated the arrival of Rebel forces managed to capture the corvettes.

The battleEdit

Further Alliance forces arrived in the system shortly after. While and X-wings from Red Squadron engaged the Imperial gunboats , Blue Squadron and Gold Squadron Y-wings disabled the corvettes. The two Lambda-class shuttles Rogue then arrived in the system and managed to recover the corvettes. Ethar 1 and Ethar 2 eventually entered hyperspace and left the system, in Rebel hands once again.

AftermathEdit

The data collected by the corvettes in the Horuz system revealed to the Rebels that the Death Star was completely operational and had left Despayre to another destination.

AppearancesEdit

Star Wars: X-Wing (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide

Notes and referencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: X-Wing
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 ^2.9 X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide
↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare places the attack on the first Death Star in 0 BBY, so everything between that battle and the Battle of Yavin must fall in 0 BBY.

Galactic Civil War
(2 BBY–19 ABY)

Destruction of the Death Star I and the Yavin blockade (0 BBY–0 ABY)

	Early Campaigns: 0 BBY
Operation Skyhook (1–0 BBY)	Star's End · Orron III · Cron Drift · First Corellia Vergesso Asteroids · First Corulag · Circarpous Second Death Star I · First Bothawui · Polis Massa · Sidral II Repair dock · Corellian system · Defiance · Coruscant system Kalla VII · Despayre · Destruction of Despayre · Horuz system Danuta · Darkknell · First Ralltiir · Kattada · Toprawa Independence · Desolation Station · Third Death Star I Second Tatooine · Destruction of Alderaan · Fourth Death Star I First Yavin 4 · Battle of Yavin
	Yavin blockade: 0 ABY

Related topics and articles

Alderaan · Chewbacca · Darth Vader · Death Star I · Jan Dodonna · Galactic Empire · Obi-Wan Kenobi · Leia Organa · Rebel Alliance · Luke Skywalker · Han Solo · Tantive IV · Wilhuff Tarkin

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[Xwing-0] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: X-Wing

[XWOSG-1] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 ^2.9 X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide

[Date-2] The Essential Guide to Warfare places the attack on the first Death Star in 0 BBY, so everything between that battle and the Battle of Yavin must fall in 0 BBY.

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