Blockade of Corellia The Blockade of Corellia was a significant crisis that occurred during the Second Galactic Civil War . Once talks between the Galactic Alliance and Corellia were going nowhere , Jacen Solo and Admiral Cha Niathal proposed the blockade as a solution to the growing problem of Corellian terrorist attacks on the Galactic capital , Coruscant . Chief of State Cal Omas was reluctant at first , but he was faced with little alternative ; he had already turned down the proposal to strike Corellia ' s shipyards . He declared the Blockade and Niathal ordered Alliance fleet elements to move in . Creating the Blockade . Admiral Niathal granted Colonel Jacen Solo ' s request that he fight on the frontlines and gave him command of Rogue Squadron , with Lieutenant Colonel Jaina Solo and Zekk as his subordinates . There were several clashes during the Blockade as the Corellians attempted to re - supply the orbital factories and shipyards which still held thousands of workers . Colonel Solo was of the opinion that the more desperate the Corellians were to save the workers , the faster it would back down . On one occasion , several Corellian fighters attacked Solo and his wingmen . In retaliation , Jacen shot down his attacker with what could have been a disabling shot . It led Corellia and the Galactic Alliance into yet another tense moment of semi - war . Escalation . Although condemned by rebellious governments across the galaxy , the Blockade proved an intelligent response . However , in an attempt to take supplies to one of the outlying stations , a freighter from Atzerri targeted Solo with its turrets . Acting quickly on her brother ' s behalf , Jaina Solo disabled the weaponry . Jacen ordered her to finish the freighter off as it retreated , but she refused to do so . Even though his actions were justified in the Rules of Engagement , Jacen shocked the Jedi Order and his family when he fired on the Atzerri freighter , destroying it , and then stripped his sister of her rank for refusal to obey orders . The Atzerri government were outraged at the action and declared it an ' act of war ' . The Alliance blockade remained in place , expanding to the other four worlds in the Corellian system . Thus , the military zone around Corellia was merged into a new area of space controlled by GA forces . Stalemate . The Corellian Home Fleet engaged in harassment runs against the stronger Alliance forces . Along with Prime Minister Dur Gejjen and other Corellian leaders , Wedge formulated a plan to break the blockade . Unbeknownst to Antilles , Gejjen planned to draw the Hapes Consortium into war by removing their Queen Mother , Tenel Ka , and her daughter Allana . His planned failed when Han and Leia Organa Solo warned the Queen of the plot . During the Battle of Hapes , the Corellian secret fleet was severely damaged . Sith Manipulation . The entry of Commenor and the Bothan sector into the conflict on the side of Corellia allowed the blockade to be defeated . The combined fleets were able to force an Alliance withdrawal , although not before the Alliance ships had caused considerable damage to Centerpoint Station . With the GADF withdrawal from the blockade , the Exclusion Zone around Corellia was dismissed .