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Battle of Hoth

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The Battle of Hoth was a major victory for the Galactic Empire and among the worst battlefield defeats suffered by the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. The battle was an Imperial invasion aimed at destroying the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base hidden on the remote ice world Hoth. The base's location was compromised when a viper probe droid deployed by Darth Vader landed on Hoth. When the Death Squadron fleet commanded by Admiral Kendal Ozzel left lightspeed too close to the Hoth system, the Admiral inadvertently alerted the Alliance of the Imperial's presence, giving the Rebels time to prepare for the necessary evacuation and raise the planetary shield. Thus, Vader executed him for that fatal mistake and immediately promoted Captain Firmus Piett to replace him.

The Imperial attack force consisted of primarily AT-AT walkers, commanded by Major General Maximilian Veers. His army was tasked with destroying Echo Base's main power generator to allow orbital bombardment of the planet. Spearheading the defense of the generator was the elite Rogue Squadron, manning snowspeeders, commanded by Luke Skywalker, renowned for being the pilot who destroyed the first Death Star. The snowspeeders did not have the necessary firepower to bring down the walkers, so Skywalker suggested an alternative tactic to trip up the walkers with the tow cables issued to every snowspeeder.

Despite the efforts by Rogue Squadron, the power generator was eventually destroyed by Veers. The remaining base personnel proceeded to evacuate, as the 501st Legion, led by Darth Vader, entered the base. It would prove a major victory for the Galactic Empire, and would heavily stymie the Rebels. The Alliance's loss was so great at the time, at least one member of the 501st Legion considered the Battle of Hoth to be the end of the rebel movement.

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Facts

Prev: Battle of Derra IV; Skirmish on Taul; Reconnaissance mission to Ord Mantell; Bombardment of Ruisto; Slaughter on Sarko VI; Massacre at Terrina Square
Next: Duel on Dagobah; Occupation of Bespin; Mission to Endor; Raid at Bakura; Aftermath of Hoth; Battle of Hospital; Battle near the Maw; Raid on an Imperial supply carrier
Conflict: Galactic Civil War
Date: 3 ABY (38:6:7)
Place: Hoth
Result: Imperial tactical victory; Echo Base destroyed; Alliance to Restore the Republic suffers heavy casualties; Death of Jobin, son of Chief of State Mon Mothma; Rebel Alliance strategic victory; The rebels' main force successfully evacuates; Darth Vader fails to capture Luke Skywalker; Luke Skywalker heads to Dagobah to start his Jedi training under Jedi Master Yoda
Side 1: Alliance to Restore the Republic
Side 2: Galactic Empire
Commanders (side 1): General Carlist Rieekan; General Leia Organa; General Crix Madine; General Pharl McQuarrie; Major Bren Derlin'; Major Toryn Farr; Colonel Ledick Firest; Rogue Leader Commander Luke Skywalker; Commander Col Serra; Commander Beryl Chiffonage; Captain Romas Navander; Captain Shawn Valdez; Captain Wyron Serper; Sergeant major Trey Callum†; Sergeant Reyé Hollis; Corporal Jobin†; Corporal Vildar Blin†; X2
Commanders (side 2): Supreme Commander Darth Vader; Admiral Kendal Ozzel† (executed); Admiral Firmus Piett; Major General Maximilian Veers; General Brenn Tantor; Brigadier General Nevar†; Colonel Starck; Commander Kisoyt Soliger†; Commander Igar; Sergeant major Bursk; Sergeant Narthax; X1
Unit1: 4th Squad; Rebel Phalanx; Renegade Squadron; Rogue Group; Rogue Flight; Blue Squadron; Green Squadron; Grey Squadron
Unit2: 501st Legion; Blizzard Force; Thundering Herd; Death Squadron
Forces1: Rebel troopers; Dozens of Mark II medium repeating blaster cannons; 6 Rebel Thermal Detonator Troopers; Laser ice-cutters; MLC-3 Mobile Laser Cannons; T3-B heavy attack tanks; Rebel artillery; T1-B hovertanks; 1.4 FD P-Towers; DF.9 anti-infantry laser batteries; 1 v-150 Planet Defender; 1 Particle cannon turret; At least 13 Snowspeeders; T-65 X-wing starfighters; BTL Y-wing starfighters; RZ-1 A-wing interceptors; LAAT/i gunships; At least 1 AAC-1 speeder tank; 30 GR-75 medium transports; At least 6 Kleeque-class transports; 3 CR90 corvettes; EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates; 1 Mon Calamari Star Cruiser; Civilian/mercenary freighters
Forces2: 1 Executor-class Star Dreadnought; Imperial I-class Star Destroyers; Devastator; Tyrant; Accuser; Imperial II-class Star Destroyers; Avenger; Stalker; Corrupter; Avarice†; 1 Victory I-class Star Destroyer; Firewind; Snowtroopers; Imperial officers; Phase Zero dark troopers; At least three Imperial medics; E-Web heavy repeating blasters; 18 Imperial Repeater Snowtroopers (10 during the initial stages, and 8 more as part of Vader's reinforcements); Orbot Droids; Viper probe droids; 3 74-Z speeder bikes; Speeder Bikes; At least six AT-PT walkers; AT-ST walkers; Mobile artillery; 8 AT-AR walkers (4 during the initial stages, and 4 more as reinforcements); At least 9 AT-AT walkers; At least one MTV-7 Multi-Terrain Vehicle; 2 Victory II-class frigates; TIE/D Defenders; Darth Vader's TIE Advanced; TIE/LN starfighters; TIE/IN interceptors; TIE/sa bombers; Sentinel-class landing craft; Theta-class AT-AT barges; Y-85 Titan dropships; At least 2 Acclamator-class transport drop ship
Casual1: 17 of 30 GR-75 Transports; Bright Hope; Otana damaged; Heavy infantry losses; Some Alliance starfighters; Much of Echo Base personnel; Trey Callum; Most or all of the Base Defense Turrets; Hosh Hune; Maren Kelsome; Jobin; Vigrat Pomoner; Tenk Lenso; Jek Pugilio; Vekozev Kabir; Stax Mullawny; Dak Ralter; Zev Senesca; Kit Valent; K-3PO; Dice Ibegon
Casual2: Medium Snowtrooper casualties; Several AT-ATs; Some AT-STs; 1 Imperial-class Star Destroyer heavily damaged; 1 Imperial II-class Star Destroyer (disabled); At least 1 Imperial I-class Star Destroyer (disabled); Tyrant; 1 Imperial II-class Star Destroyer destroyed; Avarice; Some AT-ARs; Most AT-PTs; Some TIE Bombers; Some TIE fighters and interceptors; 6 TIE Advanced x7 prototypes; Some probe droids destroyed; Some shuttles shot down

Appearances

81 works, in story order

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
Star Wars: Empire at War
The Farlander Papers (pictured only)
Star Wars: Force Commander
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Tests of the Godking (mentioned only)
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Under a Black Sun (mentioned only)
Rescue at Glare Peak (mentioned only)
The Stele Chronicles (mentioned only)
Galaxywide NewsNets
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (first appearance)
The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars (1977) 40
Fire and Ice
Entrenched
Star Wars (1977) 41
The Millennium Falcon Pursuit
Running the Gauntlet
One Step Ahead
Marooned on Hoth
Star Wars (1977) 45 (indirect mention)
Star Wars (1977) 47 (indirect mention)
Star Wars (1977) 50 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 51 (mentioned only)
Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
Slaying Dragons (indirect mention)
Firepower (indirect mention)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire video game
Shadows of the Empire 2 (indirect mention)
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
Let's Go! (indirect mention)
Star Wars (1977) 78 (non-canon)
Star Wars Annual (1977) 3 (indirect mention)
A World to Conquer (mentioned only)
The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (in a flashback)
Tatooine Haunts
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (indirect mention)
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization (indirect mention)
Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees (in a vision)
One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid (in a flashback)
Star Wars (1977) 81 (indirect mention)
X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1 (mentioned only)
Lucky (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special (in a flashback)
A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
Lumiya: Dark Star of the Empire
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 21 (in a flashback)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 22 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25 (in a flashback)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 26 (indirect mention)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 28 (mentioned only)
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (mentioned only)
X-Wing: The Bacta War (mentioned only)
Heir to the Empire (indirect mention)
X-Wing: Isard's Revenge (mentioned only)
Dark Apprentice (mentioned only)
Children of the Jedi (mentioned only)
Darksaber (mentioned only)
Before the Storm (mentioned only)
Shield of Lies (mentioned only)
Tyrant's Test (mentioned only)
Specter of the Past (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur (mentioned only)
Invasion 1 (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (mentioned only)
Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (mentioned only)

Non-canon appearances: 9

Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure: The Empire Strikes Back
Child of Light (mentioned only, unidentified)
Tall Tales (mentioned only)
Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back 1
Perfect Evil
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Murder on the Executor (unidentified)
LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters video game

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