Battle of Azzameen Station A battle between mercenaries and the Alliance to Restore the Republic that took place in 3 ABY . It resulted in the recapture of the Azzameen Station . Prelude . In the weeks prior to the decisive Battle of Endor , the Rebel Alliance consulted its allies in the Bothan Spynet to assist them in gathering data on the operational status of the Death Star II , which the Galactic Empire was constructing for use against the Alliance . The Bothans welcomed this opportunity to assist their allies , so a meeting was arranged between the two factions . They were to meet at a remote location of space on the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Liberty " and the Bothan Dreadnaught " Tal ' cara " . Unfortunately for the two parties , a mysterious contact collaborating with the Empire hatched a plan to tear apart the Alliance by creating tensions among its members , thus weakening the Alliance ' s ability to strike the Empire head - on at Endor . This contact hired a massive group of mercenaries to attack the two Alliance vessels during the diplomatic meeting , but the Rebels were eventually successfully in driving them off . A survivor captured during the battle claimed that their clients were the Sullustans , who were prominent Alliance members . Many of the mercenary craft flew under the name SoroSuub , a prominent Sullustan manufacturer . This created fierce tensions between the Bothans and the Sullustans , so the Alliance decided to investigate these claims . Using information extracted from the captured mercenary , the Alliance learned that they could track down the mercenary base by tracking down one of their starships , the " Redhawk " , during a routine cargo transfer . Alliance pilot Ace Azzameen and his sister Aeron agreed to conduct the recon mission , and eventually discovered the mercenary base . Much to their shock , this base was none other than their home base , now renamed Falcon ' s Nest , after having been apparently sold by Viraxo Industries , the shipping firm that captured the base . With this invaluable intelligence , the Alliance organized a strike on the Azzameen Home Base so that it may be restored to Azzameen control . The Battle . The Rebel strike force consisted of several X - wings from Red Squadron and a squad of B - wings from Green Squadron , with support from the Azzameen family in the form of the " Otana " and the " Firespray " - class gunship " Andrasta " , property of Emon Azzameen . The Alliance transport " Storm Unit " was to remain on standby until the Rebel pilots cleared out the base perimeter . The strike force hypered to the Azzameen Home Base and prepared for an immediate assault . The Rebels entered the system and quickly engaged the mercenary fighter screen , which was comprised of several squadrons of Preybirds , CloakShape fighters , Skipray Blastboats , and IRD Fighter s . The station was also defended by several Gun Emplacement s , the " Marauder " - class corvette " Plague " , and the " Redhawk " . The Rebel squadrons split up and engaged the mercenaries , destroying scores of fighters and proceeding to knock out the Gun Emplacements . During the battle , the Action IV transport " Big Score " , belonging to Antan Azzameen , was seen in the area and managed to enter hyperspace before it could be pursued . Immediately afterwards , a Sullustan shuttle fled the station and also managed to avoid capture . These unexpected occurrences stunned the Rebels and the Azzameens , and implicated that Antan Azzameen and the Sullustans were in joint collaboration with these mercenary forces in the campaign against the Bothans . The Rebels and their Azzameen allies eventually destroyed the " Plague " and the " Redhawk " , and were mopping up the last of the enemy fighter screen . Storm Unit arrived and proceeded with its assault on the station . While they secured the station , the Rebels held off new waves of enemy fighters arriving to reinforce the station ' s decimated defenses . The Rebel commandos eventually secured the station , but were shocked to discover that the mercenaries had activated the self - destruct sequence , meaning that within three minutes , the base would be destroyed . Aeron immediately docked to the station with the " Otana " , being the only one who knew the station ' s abort code . Her brothers and their Alliance allies finally cleared out the surviving mercenary forces outside , and with less than a minute to spare , the station was spared from destruction . The station was now under firm Rebel control , and would be transferred back to Twin Suns Transport Services soon afterwards . Aftermath . The Battle of Azzameen Home Base resulted in the swift and utter destruction of the mercenary group that occupied the base , and eventually the facility was returned to Azzameen authority . However , the presence of Sullustans on the base worsened the tensions between them and the Bothans , further prompting a split in the Alliance . Antan Azzameen ' s presence at the station earned him the suspicions of his family , who became determined to confront their uncle . It was eventually revealed by the Sullustans that they had implanted spies onto the Azzameen Home Base in an attempt to capture the mercenary leader . They succeeded in their mission and presented their prize to their Rebel allies . With proof that the Sullustans had no active involvement in the conspiracy , the Sullustans were cleared of any wrongdoings and peace was reestablished between them and the Bothans , thus preserving the Alliance . In a private meeting with his surviving family , Antan Azzameen confessed that he had made a deal with the Empire to instigate war between the Bothans and the Sullustans by hiring the mercenary band that attacked the Tal ' cara . He claimed that he did it in order to secure the safety of Tomaas and Galin Azzameen , the siblings ' father and brother who had supposedly been killed by the Empire in an earlier engagement . He led his family to Kessel where they intended to rescue their relatives , only to reveal that he had in fact willingly surrendered his family to the Empire in exchange for his freedom . The siblings were able to escape capture thanks to their old family friend Dunari , but Antan supposedly escaped . His ultimate fate remains unclear . The battle eventually ensured that the Alliance remained strong and intact in the wake of its imminent showdown with the Empire at the Battle of Endor .