Battle

Assault on the Tingel Arm region

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In 3681 BBY, the assault on the Tingel Arm region occurred between the ancient Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic upon the Empire's return to known space. After hiding in the Unknown Regions for centuries following their defeat in the Great Hyperspace War, the Sith rebuilt their Empire and readied for war against the Republic. Led by a Dark Lord known as the Sith Emperor, Imperial battlecruisers appeared on the fringes of the Tingel Arm. The Republic dispatched a diplomatic convoy to meet the warships and discern their intent, but the convoy was quickly destroyed by the Sith forces. This battle was the first in the devastating Great Galactic War, which dragged on for twenty-eight years and eventually enveloped the galaxy.

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Next: Assault on the Aparo sector
Conflict: Great Galactic War
Date: 3681 BBY
Place: Fringes of the Tingel Arm
Result: Sith Empire victory; The Sith are reintroduced to the galaxy; Beginning of the Great Galactic War
Side 1: Sith Empire
Side 2: Galactic Republic
Unit1: Imperial Armada
Forces1: At least 4 Harrower-class dreadnaughts
Forces2: Republic diplomatic convoy; 1 Republic transport ship; A Liberator-class starfighter escort
Casual1: None
Casual2: All forces; Hundreds of Republic representatives and crewmen

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