Battle of Zeltros The Twelfth Battle of Zeltros was a decisive battle in the Nagai – Tof invasion of 4 ABY . It was the twelfth time that Zeltros was invaded . Battle . Buildup . Following the rout at Trenwyth , the Nagai war leaders dispatched new orders to Commander Knife and his forces — invade Zeltros . Fervent and passionate in battle , the Zeltrons had been identified as a quantifiable threat right from the start of the invasion — and were now to be subdued . Lieutenant Den Siva volunteered to lead the mission , and headed to Zeltros with a force of Nagai and Maccabree warriors . Meanwhile , unaware of the oncoming Nagai assault , the heroes of the Alliance of Free Planets had rendezvoused on Zeltros , where they were hoping to persuade the Zeltron leaders , Arno and Leonie , to join the war effort . Also on the way to Zeltros were two other invasion forces — one belonging to the Hiromi , one belonging to the Tof . Battle joins . To celebrate the arrival of the Free Alliance heroes , the Zeltron leaders threw a grand party . The Nagai forces gate - crashed the festivities , disarming Han Solo and holding the revellers captive . In a different area of the palace , Den Siva personally captured Leia Organa and Dani . Luke Skywalker and Plif were also captured , but by the over - excited Hiromi . Despite the fact that he could easily escape , Luke decided to play along with the insects , intrigued as to just what they were up to on Zeltros . Luke was taken to the palace kitchens , where the Hiromi began cooking up a grand banquet to celebrate their " conquest " of the planet . The catering was interrupted by a squad of Tof , who had launched their assault on the palace . The Tof also happened upon Den Siva , and blackmailed Siva into leading his Nagai forces and their prisoners into a Tof ambush – leaving Leia and Dani in the foul clutches of the Tof . In the kitchens , Luke and a team of Hoojib s managed to defeat the Tof invaders , freeing the Hiromi . With the help of the Hoojibs and the Hiromi , Luke fought his way past squads of Tof and freed Leia and Dani , who set off to help Han , Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian , who were reluctantly being led into an ambush by Den . Accompanied by the Hoojibs and the Hiromi , Luke headed for the Tof command ship " Wayfarer " , in an effort to rescue Leia ' s Zeltron aides , who had been captured by the Tof , who thought they were important Alliance commanders . There were barely a dozen Tof left aboard the huge command ship , and Luke and his squad were able to rescue the four captured Zeltrons and plant explosives that destroyed the vessel . Meanwhile , the Tof ambush wiped out all of the Nagai forces , claiming the Nagai prisoners – including Han , Chewbacca and Lando – for their own . Han and Lando stepped in to try and defuse the situation , but it was Leia and Dani ’ s sneak attack that gave the prisoners a chance to strike back at the Tof . Rallied by Lando , the prisoners were able to defeat the Tof forces , and in the aftermath of the carnage , Den Siva emerged , with an offer to join the Alliance . Aftermath . With the Nagai and Tof forces wiped out , and the Hiromi " threat " subdued by Luke Skywalker , Zeltros was safe again . In the aftermath of the battle , the Nagai allied themselves with the Alliance , joining forces to face the greater threat of the Tof . It was at this point that the Dark Lady Lumiya defected from the Nagai to join the Tof , as part of her devotion to ending Luke Skywalker ’ s life . Mere days after the truce at Zeltros , the Provisional Council of the Alliance of Free Planets voted to transmit the Declaration of a New Republic .