Operation Safe Passage Operation Safe Passage was a Jedi and New Republic operation in 27 ABY in the Talfaglio system . The battle . When the Yuuzhan Vong invaded , most people thought that Talfaglio , like so many other planets would be culled for victims for the Vong to sacrifice to their barbaric gods . However , after the fall of Duro , the Yuuzhan Vong captured many refugees , some going up for sacrifice , but the vast majority being held prisoner around Talfaglio . Previously , Nom Anor met Leia Organa at the Bilbringi Shipyards . He offered her a simple deal : divulge the location of the secret Jedi base , Eclipse Station , within a week , or the Vong would execute all of the refugees around Talfaglio . Clearly , the New Republic had to take action . However , public approval was turning against the Jedi , and most of the unconquered worlds in the Inner Rim and Core regions supported the turnover of the Jedi base . These worlds , including Kuat and Corellia , among others , were some of the most influential in the galaxy . Their Senators carried much of the power , the Senator from Kuat in particular , the crafty Viqi Shesh . A lot of the military generals of the New Republic , in particular the Bothan Traest Kre ' fey supported the Jedi . He and others knew what a valuable asset the Jedi were in battle . Their piloting skills , augmented by the Force , and their innate mind meld to other Jedi pilots made them an unmatched fighting force . In fact , for months , he had been supporting Jedi actions by rotating shiny new XJ3 X - wing starfighters and other craft into Eclipse ’ s hangars . With the New Republic caught up in a quagmire of heated political debate and red tape , the Jedi decided to act . With the blessing of the Chief of State , Borsk Fey ' lya , the Jedi prepared to mount an attack on Talfaglio . Their primary goal was to break the Yuuzhan Vong blockade , but a secondary goal was to capture one of the Vong ’ s war coordinators , a yammosk , for study . The strike force assembled in the far reaches of the Talfaglio system . About fifty personnel were flying XJ3 starfighters , of whom about half were Jedi . About two dozen Jedi were operating blastboats and other support craft , including the battle coordinator Jedi Corran Horn . In addition , Kyp Durron ’ s Dozen and Saba Sebatyne ’ s Wild Knights were also present . There were two main Eclipse squadrons . One was called the Sabers , a Jedi squadron led by Luke Skywalker . The other was called the Shockers , a non Jedi group led by a man named Rigard Matl . Each squadron consisted of about fifteen pilots . Han Solo and Lando Calrissian were present in their ships , the " Millennium Falcon " , and the " Lady Luck " , respectively . Each squadron would make a micro - jump into the mass shadow of Talfaglio separately . The Dozen jumped first , the Wild Knights following with the Eclipse forces following them . Once they reached the system they found that the fleet was larger than they had expected . Present were four cruisers , a warship analog , a coralskipper carrier , and about twenty frigates . The skip carrier held about 200 skips , while each cruiser had their own squadrons . Seeing that there were more coralskippers than previously estimated , Luke decided to call off the yammosk action , focusing solely on breaking the blockade . Suddenly , the tide turned . Two Star Destroyers , the " Mon Mothma " and " Elegos A ' Kla " , under the command of Generals Wedge Antilles and Garm Bel Iblis respectively , jumped into the system supposedly on a " shakedown cruise , " having been alerted by Talon Karrde . The two capital ships had been equipped with hidden gravity well projectors , and wanted a chance to test them . Squadrons of XJ3s and Series IV E - wing fighters boiled out of the hangars of the ships . In addition , Antilles dispatched Rogue Squadron to help with the Wild Knight ’ s effort to capture a yammosk . With their forces augmented thus , Luke decided to continue ahead with the yammosk action . Both Star Destroyers took crossfire positions to either side of the projected escape corridor . The Dozen took the lead , utilizing the newly developed shadow bombs to destroy a cruiser . This cleared the escape corridor , and refugee ships started to escape . On Corran Horn ’ s mark , the Shockers and Sabers micro - jumped to Talfaglio and began attacking . The Shockers took point and the Sabers covered them . Both squadrons managed to destroy four and wound eight light corvette analogs . By this time , the Dozen was down by three pilots , all EV . Luke ordered the brash Durron to withdraw and cover the fleeing refugee ships . The Vong responded by moving a large number of frigates into a defensive screen . The Shockers and Sabers managed to break this screen , but lost three pilots , including Rigard Matl , when they went EV . Past the defensive screen was the heart of the Vong fleet , four cruisers , the warship analog , and the coralskipper carrier . The ships instantly maneuvered , the carrier and the now identified yammosk cruiser retreating behind the warship , and the other three cruisers deploying their coralskippers and moving to engage . Luke quickly formed a plan , consisting of feinting at one of the attacking cruisers , but at the last moment attacking the skip carrier . His wife , Mara Jade , came up with an alternate plan . The plan was to fire at the cruiser , but shut off every starfighter ’ s sublight engines and fire shadow bombs at the skip carrier . Part of the plan was a glowing Force sphere to be used as a diversion . The tactic worked , the skip carrier was destroyed . The way was now clear to capture the yammosk . Saba Sebatyne and Danni Quee in the Wild Knight ’ s blastboat , the " Jolly Man " , along with the " Falcon " and " Luck " , moved to take the cruiser . However , it dropped its coralskippers and prepared to micro - jump away , for clearly , the battle was lost for the Vong . However , the blastboat launched concussion missiles and decoys at the cruiser , serving as a distraction for Wedge ’ s plan . He activated the Mon Mothma ’ s gravity well generators , trapping the cruiser , which broke into three pieces . The fleet then mopped up the rest of the Vong while Lando sent YVH war droids into the destroyed cruiser to recover the yammosk . Aftermath . The liberation of Talfaglio served as publicity for the vilified Jedi . They had saved tens of thousands of refugees , and annihilated a Yuuzhan Vong fleet . Fey ’ lya , now seen as the director of Antilles and Iblis ’ s arrival at Talfaglio , threw his support behind the Jedi , issuing a directive directing the military to cooperate with the Jedi despite the protests of Senator Shesh . Talfaglio was a success , a beacon of light in a sea of what had seemed like an interminable string of defeats .