Ambush of a rebel convoy at Derra

The ambush of a rebel convoy at Derra was a clash between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and Galactic Empire that occurred at the Expansion Region astronomical object Derra during the Empire's search for the rebel base after the Battle of Yavin. Although the ambush did not provide the Empire with the location of the base, it fit together with chatter about increased rebel operations in the region that had been tracked by Imperial Intelligence. Following the ambush, the Imperial search for the rebel base intensified. According to the historian Beaumont Kin in his book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, the battle saw Rae Sloane in command of the Star Destroyer Viligance and resulted in her promotion from Vice Admiral to the full admiral rank. In reality, however, Sloane was still a commodore until the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth. She was granted command of the Vigilance in the post-Hoth period, although it was true that she already had a connection to that vessel.

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