Battle
Defense of Alderaan
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During the Eternal Empire's conquest of the galaxy, the Galactic Republic's navy attempted to defend the Republic planet of Alderaan from the Eternal Fleet. However, the Republic had planned for a standard naval assault and was unprepared for the ferocity of the Eternal Fleet. The hundreds of Eternal Fleet warships that arrived enacted a ferocious attack on the Republic forces. The Republic was able to shoot down at least one warship, but thanks to the coordinated network of GEMINI droid captains, the fleet quickly closed the gap. On Admiral Dannis Veriga's orders, the remainder of the Republic fleet retreated.
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Facts
- Prev
- Eventually the Assassination of Valkorion
- Next
- Eventually the Rescue of The Commander
- Conflict
- Galactic War
- Eternal Empire conquest
- Date
- c. 3636 BBY
- Place
- Alderaan
- Result
- Eternal Empire victory
- Half of Galactic Republic force destroyed, the rest retreat
- Alderaan falls to the Eternal Fleet
- Side 1
- Galactic Republic
- Side 2
- Eternal Empire
- Commanders (side 1)
- Admiral Dannis Veriga
- Forces1
- Republic Navy
- Forces2
- Eternal Fleet
- Hundreds of Eternal Fleet warships
- Casual1
- Half of all forces
- Casual2
- At least one warship
Appearances
1 work, in story order
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire (first mentioned, in a codex entry)
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