Battle of Geonosis (Galactic Civil War)

This battle took place at around 3 ABY on and in orbit of the planet Geonosis. The battle occurred in the wake of the abduction of a number of Rebel Alliance scientists from a prison over Bakura. General Crix Madine of the Alliance tracked the unidentified captor to Geonosis, where Rogue Squadron was deployed to secure the hostages.

As soon as the battle began, it was already a disaster for the Alliance. An ambush, led by Imperial spy Sarkli, took place against the Rebel fleet, forcing the surviving rescue transports to retreat into hyperspace. After Commander Wedge Antilles of Rogue Squadron confronted Sarkli, who was in command of an Imperial escort carrier, both Sarkli and Antilles crash landed in the canyons on the planet. They fought their way through Separatist holdouts. Eventually, Antilles was able to escape back to the Rebel Fleet using an old Jedi Starfighter.

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