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  1. c. 5 BBYLuthen Rael's underground networkFor years the antiquities dealer wove scattered cells into a single network, paying for it with other people's lives and his own.
  2. c. 5 BBYRaid on the Imperial garrison on AldhaniA small crew made off with an entire sector's payroll, and the Empire responded by tightening its laws across the galaxy.
  3. c. 5 BBYGreat Purge of MandaloreThe Empire scorched the Mandalorians' homeworld, destroying its cities and scattering the clans across the galaxy.
  4. c. 5 BBYEmergence of the cell on LothalA small crew began disrupting Imperial supply lines, sparking noticeable resistance on the planet.
  5. c. 5 BBYThe Inquisitorius picks up the trail of the Lothal cellThe Empire sent a Jedi hunter against the local resistance, and the conflict grew beyond sabotage.
  6. c. 5 BBYRaid on the Imperial garrison at AldhaniA small group made off with an entire sector's Imperial payroll, and the regime responded by tightening its laws.
  7. c. 5 BBYUprising on FerrixDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  8. c. 5 BBYChewbacca's life debt to Han SoloA smuggler discharged from Imperial service runs into a Wookiee whom he saved from slavers and who now considers himself bound by a life debt. On Nar Shaddaa, the partners find work with a smuggler pilot and then enter the service of the Hutts Jabba and Jiliac.
  9. c. 4 BBYDeath of the Grand InquisitorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  10. c. 4 BBYDuel between Ahsoka and Vader on MalachorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  11. c. 4 BBYUnification of the cells above MustafarA joint rescue of a captured Jedi brought scattered resistance groups together into a single network.
  12. c. 4 BBYEscape from an Imperial prisonDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  13. c. 2 BBYMassacre on GhormanDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  14. c. 2 BBYMon Mothma's speech in the SenateFrom the floor of the Senate, the senator called the massacre a massacre, and after that she could never return to her former life.
  15. c. 2 BBYThrawn assigned to fight the rebelsThe Empire assigned the suppression of the rebellion to a fleet commander who studied his enemies through their own art.
  16. c. 2 BBYDeath of Maul on TatooineDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  17. c. 2 BBYUnification of the cells into the AllianceScattered resistance groups were brought together into a single alliance under a common command.
  18. c. 2 BBYCivil war on MandaloreClans that served the Empire clashed with those who chose resistance.
  19. c. 3 BBYDiscovery of an ancient Sith temple on MalachorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  20. 3 BBYDeath of Shaak Ti on FeluciaVader's secret apprentice tracks down on Felucia a Togruta master who survived the extermination of the Jedi and was training local Force-sensitives. She sends her Padawan into hiding and gives battle near a sarlacc's nest, but loses, and before dying warns the victor that the Sith always betray one another.
  21. c. 3 BBYSearch for the Mindharp in the Rafa systemHaving won the droid Vuffi Raa at sabacc, the gambling entrepreneur sets out to claim a prize in the Rafa system, where he is arrested on a trumped-up charge. The governor and a sorcerer of Tund force him to search for the Mindharp, an ancient artifact of the vanished Sharu race, giving him a miniaturized Key.
  22. c. 1 BBYLiberation of LothalDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  23. c. 2 BBYGhorman MassacreImperial forces gunned down a peaceful demonstration, pushing senators toward an open break with the regime.
  24. c. 2 BBYDeclaration of RebellionA public indictment of the Emperor united scattered cells into the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
  25. 2 BBYCorellian Treaty and the Imperial trapOn Corellia, scattered groups opposed to the Empire sign a treaty establishing a unified military coalition. As soon as the document is declared ratified, Imperial troops seize the building: the meeting was a staged trap, and the “Jedi” accompanying the conspirators reveals himself as Vader's apprentice.
  26. c. 2 BBYHan Solo wins the Millennium FalconAt a sabacc tournament in Cloud City, the smuggler beats the former owner of a YT-1300 light freighter in the final game and wins the ship. He then begins modifying the vessel for smuggling and, with his partner, stops at Kashyyyk, where the partner is getting married.
  27. c. 1 BBYDestruction of AlderaanDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  28. c. 1 BBYLiberation of LothalDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  29. c. 1 BBYOperation on JedhaRebel intelligence obtained confirmation that the Empire was completing a planet-scale weapon.
  30. 1 BBYVirus outbreak on the prison barge PurgeBecause of an engine failure, an Imperial prison barge docks with an abandoned Star Destroyer, and a boarding party brings an unknown contagion aboard. Almost the entire crew and the prisoners die and turn into aggressive undead; only a handful of people survive, including two smuggler prisoners.
  31. c. 1 BBYDestruction of the holy city on JedhaDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  32. c. 1 BBYBattle of ScarifDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  33. c. 1 BBYDelivery of the plans to the AllianceDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  34. c. 1 BBYInterception of the diplomatic shipThe Empire boarded a senator's ship in search of the plans transmitted to the rebels.
  35. c. 1 BBYRescue of Princess LeiaThe prisoner was taken off the battle station along with the data that made it possible to find its weakness.
  36. 0 ABYBattle of YavinDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  37. c. 0 ABYDestruction of the first battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  38. c. 0 ABYBattle for Poln MajorThe warlord Nuso Esva abducted the family of Candoras sector governor Bidor Ferrouz and forced him to offer the Alliance a base in order to lure Captain Thrawn into the Poln system and frame him. The Hand of Judgment squad repelled three attacks by Esva's forces, and Mara Jade freed the governor's wife and daughter and decided not to accuse him of treason.
  39. c. 0 ABYDestruction of the pirate base on GepparinThe Emperor's Hand Mara Jade infiltrated the base of the Bloodscar pirates on Gepparin. At the same time, Captain Kendal Ozzel and ISB Colonel Vak Somoril sent the Star Destroyer Reprisal there, intending to destroy the base along with Jade herself. The base was destroyed and almost all of the pirates were killed, but Caaldra, the gang leader's deputy, managed to escape.
  40. c. 0 ABYDisaster at Deepspace BeshSubjected to Imperial conditioning, the Alliance mathematician Jorin Sol gave away the rebel fleet's retreat algorithms. Darth Vader's fleet, led by the Executor, launched a surprise attack on the rebels, heavily damaging the flagship and wounding Leia Organa. Coming to his senses, Sol persuaded the scout Tungo Li to send the ships into hyperspace at random, which saved the fleet at the cost of heavy losses.
  41. c. 0 ABYDesertion of the Hand of Judgment unitAfter refusing to fire on civilians on the planet Teardrop, the stormtrooper Daric LaRone killed Imperial Security Bureau Major Drelfin in self-defense. Together with four fellow troopers, he left the Star Destroyer Reprisal and formed a band of self-appointed avengers that called itself the Hand of Judgment.
  42. c. 0 ABYJanek Sunber's feigned defectionImperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber, Luke Skywalker's childhood friend from Tatooine, approached Darth Vader with a plan to lure the young rebel into a trap. Sunber sent word that he wished to defect to the Alliance, Skywalker went after him against orders, and the operation turned into an Imperial strike on the rebel fleet.
  43. c. 0 ABYMarblewood estate heist on WukkarHan Solo assembled a crew of about a dozen people, including Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and Winter, to crack the vault of Avrak Villachor, the Black Sun sector chief, at the Marblewood estate on the planet Wukkar. The job was commissioned by the bounty hunter Boba Fett, posing as a wronged businessman. The stolen sum turned out to be smaller than promised, and the Black Sun Vigo Qazadi was killed by Fett.
  44. c. 0 ABYSkirmish on Shelkonwa and the execution of Governor ChoardShelsha sector governor Barshnis Choard and his administrator Vilim Disra were preparing to take the sector out of the Empire with the help of pirates. Leia Organa, who had come for negotiations, was betrayed by Disra, and the Executor arrived at the capital, Makrin City, with the 501st Legion. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo got Leia out, and Mara Jade and the Hand of Judgment squad eliminated the traitor Choard.
  45. c. 2 ABYDuel in the Temple of PomojemaAt the Temple of Pomojema on Mimban, Darth Vader got ahead of the crystal seekers and fought Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker at once. He defeated Organa and knocked Skywalker down, but lost his right arm to a lightsaber strike and lost the fight. After obtaining the crystal, Skywalker healed himself and Organa.
  46. c. 2 ABYSearch for the Kaiburr crystal on MimbanLuke Skywalker and Leia Organa crash-landed on the swampy planet Mimban, also known as Circarpous V. There, the old seeker Halla showed them a shard of the Kaiburr crystal and a map to the Temple of Pomojema. The crystal, which amplified the abilities of a Force-sensitive near the temple, became the goal of a joint expedition.
  47. c. 3 ABYBattle of HothThe Empire discovers the Alliance base on an ice planet and forces the rebels to retreat.
  48. c. 3 ABYEvacuation of Echo BaseThe base on the ice planet, discovered by the Empire, was abandoned, but the Alliance's main forces escaped.
  49. c. 3 ABYTraining on DagobahA surviving master took on a student on the swamp world where he had been hiding since the destruction of the Order.
  50. c. 3 ABYTrap in Cloud CityDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  51. c. 3.5 ABYBattle of GallLearning from the mercenary Dash Rendar that Boba Fett's ship Slave I had put in for repairs at Gall, the rebels tried to recover the frozen Han Solo. Rogue Squadron under Luke Skywalker had to tie up the Imperial fighters while Rendar, Calrissian, and Organa fought their way to Fett's ship. Fett escaped, and the battle ended in a draw.
  52. c. 3.5 ABYDeath of Prince Xizor and destruction of his skyhookThe Falleen prince Xizor, underworld lord of the Black Sun syndicate, tried to eliminate Luke Skywalker in order to take Darth Vader's place beside the Emperor. While Palpatine was inspecting the second Death Star, Vader intercepted an incriminating message and ordered the Executor to destroy the orbital skyhook station above Coruscant. Xizor died along with the station.
  53. c. 4 ABYFreeing of Han SoloFriends freed their frozen comrade from the hands of a crime clan on a desert planet.
  54. c. 4 ABYConstruction of the second battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  55. c. 4 ABYBattle of EndorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  56. c. 4 ABYDuel on the second battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  57. c. 4 ABYDeath of the EmperorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  58. c. 4 ABYBakura joins the new rebel governmentAfter the defeat of the Ssi-ruuk and the liberation of the planet, the government of Bakura joined the union that had succeeded the Alliance. To deter further invasions, a task force was sent to the Ssi-ruuk star cluster. The Alliance itself was soon reorganized into the Alliance of Free Planets, the forerunner of the New Republic.
  59. c. 4 ABYBattle of Bakura and the truce with the EmpireShortly after Endor, the Alliance intercepted an Imperial probe carrying a call for help from Bakura's governor Wilek Nereus, whose planet was under attack by the reptilian Ssi-ruuk. The rebels and the Imperial garrison concluded a temporary truce and together repelled the invasion, after which Nereus broke the agreement and attacked his allies. His death, an uprising of the Bakurans, and the defection of commander Pter Thanas to the Alliance led to the surrender of the Imperial garrison.
  60. c. 5 ABYBattle of JakkuThe last major battle of the war: the remnants of the Imperial fleet were defeated, and the Empire signed its surrender.
  61. c. 5 ABYTraining of a new generation of JediThe only surviving knight began passing on the teachings, starting the rebuilding of the Order.