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Battle of Hoth

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The Battle of Hoth, also known as the defense of Echo Base, was a major battle fought in 3 ABY and was, often times, considered a major victory for the Galactic Empire and the single worst battlefield defeat suffered by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War. The battle was an Imperial invasion led by Darth Vader, aimed at destroying the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base hidden on the remote ice world Hoth and capturing Luke Skywalker. The base's location was discovered when a Viper probe droid, deployed by Darth Vader's Death Squadron, landed on the planet - prompting the Rebels to begin an evacuation of Hoth.

The Imperial attack force consisted of primarily AT-AT walkers, commanded by General Maximilian Veers. His army was tasked with destroying Echo Base's main power generator to allow orbital bombardment of the planet and for Darth Vader to arrive and lead ground forces into the base. Spearheading the defense of the generator were the T-47 airspeeders of Rogue Squadron, commanded by Luke Skywalker, the pilot renowned for destroying the first Death Star. However, the snowspeeders did not have the necessary firepower to bring down the walkers, so Skywalker suggested an alternative tactic to trip the walkers with the tow cables issued to every snowspeeder.

Despite the efforts by Rogue Squadron, the power generator was eventually destroyed by Veers' main AT-AT. The remaining base personnel proceeded to evacuate, as the 501st Legion, led by Darth Vader, entered the base. The overwhelming Imperial invasion forced the Rebellion to scatter their fleet across the galaxy, leading to a multitude of scattered skirmishes across the galaxy before the Empire's sudden and crushing defeat at the Battle of Endor.

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Facts

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Conflict
Galactic Civil War
Date
3 ABY
Place
Hoth
Result
Imperial tactical and psychological victory (Psychological victory disputed)
Echo Base is destroyed
The Rebel Alliance is forced to retreat and split up to various rendezvous points
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
Blow to Imperial morale due to the Alliance's escape
Side 1
Alliance to Restore the Republic
Side 2
Galactic Empire
Commanders (side 1)
General Carlist Rieekan
General Leia Organa
General Philap Bygar†
Major Bren Derlin
Rogue Leader Commander Luke Skywalker
Captain Micha Evon†
Sergeant Trey Callum
Sergeant Maxim
Commanders (side 2)
Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader
Fleet Admiral Kendal Ozzel† (executed)
Admiral Firmus Piett
Captain Canonhaus
Captain Lennox
General Maximilian Veers
Brigadier General Nevar
Bordeaux
Colonel Starck†
Unit1
Alliance Army
61st Mobile Infantry
Rebel Alliance Navy
Corona Squadron
Rogue Squadron
Rebel Alliance Special Forces
Marine Corps
Unit2
Imperial Army
1st Legion
501st Legion
Blizzard Force
Imperial Navy
Death Squadron
Forces1
DSS-02 shield generator
30 GR-75 medium transports
Bright Hope
Dutyfree
Freedom Fighter
Quantum Storm
Thon's Orchard
Adon Fox's wife's transport†
BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers
T-47 airspeeders
T-65B X-wing starfighters
1 V-150 Planet Defender ion cannon†
DF.9 turrets
1.4 FD P-Tower laser cannons
Cannon sleds
1 stolen Juggernaut
Multiple rebel pilots and gunners
Rogue Leader Commander Luke Skywalker
Rogue Two Zev Senesca†
Rogue Three Wedge Antilles
Rogue Four Derek Klivian†
Rogue Six Samoc Farr
Rogue Three Gunner Wes Janson
Kesin Ommis†
Rogue Leader Gunner Dak Ralter†
Kit Valent†
Multiple Alliance gunners
Many Rebel Commandos
Purpruff†
Rebel troopers
Beak†
First Sergeant Hazram Namir
Roja†
A soldier
A female Rebel soldier†
Private Emon Kref
Andry Ked
At least 1 Wilderness Fighter
Alien rebel†
At least 3 protocol droids
C-3PO
K-3PO†
R-3PO
Forces2
1 Sith Lord
Darth Vader
1 Executor-class Star Dreadnought
Executor
1 upgraded Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
Devastator
4 Imperial II-class Star Destroyers
Avenger
Stalker
Tyrant
Ultimatum
Several Gozanti-class Assault Carriers
TIE/ln space superiority starfighters
At least 1 TIE/IN interceptor
Several TIE/sa bombers
1 Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
12 All Terrain Armored Transports
Blizzard 1†
Blizzard 2†
Blizzard 4†
Blizzard 6
Blizzard 8
Blizzard 9
At least 2 All Terrain Scout Transports
A battalion of cold weather assault stormtroopers
A snowtrooper captain
Several floating gunnery platforms
At least 1 Juggernaut
Casual1
More than 3,250 rebels
General Philap Bygar
K-3PO
At least 5 Snowspeeders
Rogue Leader's gunner Dak Ralter
Rogue Two Zev Senesca
Rogue Two's gunner Kit Valent
Rogue Four Derek Klivian
Rogue Four's gunner Kesin Ommis
Many Rebel Defense Turrets
The V-150 ion cannon (Self-destructed)
Heavy rebel losses
Alien rebel
Beak
Captain Micha Evon
Female rebel soldier
Purpruff
Roja
17 GR-75 medium transports
Fox's wife's transport
Casual2
Admiral Ozzel
1 Imperial-class Star Destroyer
Tyrant (disabled)
3 AT-ATs (with a fourth badly damaged)
Blizzard 1
Blizzard 2
Blizzard 4
Several dozen TIE fighters
At least 1 TIE interceptor
Several TIE bombers
At least 1 floating gunnery platform
Around 500 Imperial troops

Appearances

86 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  2. Star Wars Battlefront II
  3. Lost Stars
  4. Lost Stars webcomic
  5. Stormtroopers vs. Rebels – Soldiers of the Galactic Empire
  6. The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
  7. A Leader Named Leia
  8. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
  9. Star Wars Battlefront
  10. The Chewbacca Story
  11. Princess Leia – The Rescue
  12. Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (mentioned only)
  13. Star Wars: Commander
  14. Battlefront: Twilight Company
  15. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (first appearance)
  16. The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
  17. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
  18. The Empire Strikes Back Little Golden Book
  19. The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD
  20. AT-AT Attack!
  21. The Battle of Hoth
  22. Eyes of the Empire (indirect mention)
  23. A Good Kiss
  24. Ion Control
  25. Heroes of the Rebellion
  26. Darth Vader vs. Hoth Rebels - Crushing the Rebellion
  27. Battle of Hoth
  28. The Truest Duty
  29. Kendal
  30. Against All Odds
  31. Luke vs. Imperial Walkers - Commander on Hoth
  32. Beyond Hope
  33. Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base
  34. Rendezvous Point (mentioned only)
  35. The Final Order (indirect mention)
  36. Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (mentioned only)
  37. Lord Vader Will See You Now (indirect mention)
  38. Into the Clouds (indirect mention)
  39. Star Wars (2020) 1 (indirect mention)
  40. Star Wars (2020) 2 (indirect mention)
  41. Bounty Hunters 1
  42. Bounty Hunters 3 (mentioned only)
  43. Star Wars (2020) 7
  44. Star Wars (2020) 8 (indirect mention, in a flashback)
  45. Star Wars (2020) 9
  46. Doctor Aphra (2020) 1
  47. Bounty Hunters 10 (indirect mention)
  48. Doctor Aphra (2020) 13 (indirect mention)
  49. Star Wars (2020) 18 (in a flashback)
  50. Star Wars (2020) 19 (indirect mention)
  51. Star Wars (2020) 22 (mentioned only)
  52. Star Wars Outlaws (indirect mention)
  53. Star Wars (2020) 26 (mentioned only)
  54. Star Wars (2020) 27 (indirect mention)
  55. Bounty Hunters 27 (mentioned only)
  56. Return to Echo Base (indirect mention)
  57. Star Wars (2020) 45 (indirect mention)
  58. Return to Hoth (indirect mention)
  59. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (mentioned only)
  60. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (indirect mention)
  61. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (mentioned only)
  62. TIE Fighter 1
  63. Blade Squadron (mentioned only)
  64. The Impossible Flight of Ash Angels (indirect mention, in a flashback)
  65. To the Last (indirect mention)
  66. The Princess and the Scoundrel (indirect mention)
  67. Shattered Empire 3
  68. Star Wars: Uprising (mentioned only)
  69. Alphabet Squadron (mentioned only)
  70. Aftermath (indirect mention)
  71. Star Wars: Squadrons (mentioned only)
  72. Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (mentioned only)
  73. Aftermath: Empire's End (mentioned only)
  74. Last Shot (mentioned only)
  75. Hunters: Battle for the Arena (indirect mention)
  76. Star Wars (2020) 50 (mentioned only)
  77. Bloodline (indirect mention)
  78. Before the Awakening (mentioned only)
  79. Eyes Like Stars (mentioned only)
  80. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (mentioned only)
  81. The Last Jedi Adaptation 1 (indirect mention)
  82. Star Wars: Datapad (mentioned only)
  83. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 1 (mentioned only)
  84. Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (in a flashback)
  85. The Whills Strike Back (indirect mention)
  86. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances: 12
  1. One Battle... Two Sides!
  2. Star Wars: Battle Pod
  3. Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back
  4. Flight of the Falcon (in a flashback)
  5. Attack of the Conscience (mentioned only)
  6. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (mentioned only)
  7. Crossing Paths (indirect mention)
  8. LEGO Star Wars: Rise of the Rebellion (mentioned only)
  9. Reindeer Walker
  10. New Year's Hothin' Eve
  11. Bricks and Pieces
  12. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

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