Battle
Ambush at Mos Eisley
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The Ambush at Mos Eisley was conducted by the Galactic Empire against the Rebel Alliance over the Tatooine spaceport Mos Eisley. Six months after the destruction of the Death Star—an Imperial battle station—members of the elite Rebel starfighter group Rogue Squadron were taking an off-duty morning run through the infamous Beggar's Canyon outside of Mos Eisley. The Empire deployed detachments of Viper probe droids and TIE Bombers to Tatooine to bomb the spaceport and the surrounding areas to root out Luke Skywalker, a member of Rogue Squadron and the Rebel pilot responsible for the Death Star's destruction. The X-wings of the fighter squad provided support for the homesteads and native Jawas under Imperial fire. The team then made a run through Mos Eisley, shooting down the six TIE bombers before the city could be destroyed.
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Facts
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- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War
- Date
- Six months after the Battle of Yavin
- Place
- Mos Eisley, Tatooine
- Result
- Alliance to Restore the Republic victory
- Side 1
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Side 2
- Galactic Empire
- Commanders (side 1)
- Commander Luke Skywalker
- Forces1
- 3 T-65 X-wing starfighters
- Forces2
- 6 TIE bombers (Late battle)
- 21 Viper probe droids
- 2 Sandtroopers
- 2 Dewback troopers
- Casual1
- 1 X-Wing shot down (pilot not killed)
- Casual2
- All of the attack force
- Civilian
- Some civilian casualties
- Homesteads damaged
- Mos Eisley damaged
Appearances
1 work, in story order
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (first appearance)
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