Mid Rim Retreat

The Mid Rim Retreat, initially known as the Mid Rim Offensive, was a campaign launched by the Alliance to Restore the Republic against the Galactic Empire in the Mid Rim during the Galactic Civil War. Commencing around 1 ABY, the Alliance brought the fight to numerous worlds in the Mid Rim, but were forced to halt when their fleet became overstretched and their army commanders failed to sufficiently coordinate on a sector level.

In 2 ABY, the order came for Alliance forces to fall back soon after when the offensive collapsed at several key points, with the Alliance evacuating bases in the Mid Rim and withdrawing from many worlds. Some of the Mid Rim revolutionaries stayed behind to harass Imperial forces that were anticipated to return. In 3 ABY, the Imperial governor of the planet Haidoral Prime defected to the Alliance's 61st Mobile Infantry, better known as Twilight Company, offering them extensive knowledge to help the Alliance take out key resourceful locations in the Empire's territory.

Soon after, the Alliance forces launched a coordinated effort to distract Imperial forces and allow the Alliance fleet to complete its withdrawal from the Mid Rim. While Twilight Company launched a campaign on the planet Coyerti, where they put Chalis's knowledge to the test, other Alliance forces were present on various different worlds.

After leaving Coyerti, Twilight Company was pursued through the Metatessu sector by Imperial forces which had followed a hypermatter trail being left by the hyperdrive of the company's CR90 corvette the Thunderstrike. In order to repair this and break free of Imperial pursuit, Twilight Company raided an Imperial heavy freighter for the necessary supplies. The company was successful and repaired the hyperdrive.

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