Battle of Hapes ( Second Galactic Civil War ) The Battle of Hapes was an engagement between Hapan loyalists and usurpers wishing to replace Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo with a pro - Corellian ruler . It was during this engagement when Jacen Solo ordered his ship to open fire on the " Millennium Falcon " , despite the fact that his parents were onboard . Prelude . The Hapes Consortium , under Queen Mother Tenel Ka , had pledged their support to the Galactic Alliance in their actions against Corellia in the form of two fleets . However , elements of Hapan society wished to secure independence from the Alliance , and side with the fledgling rebellion . Due to Tenel Ka ' s stance , the Heritage Council — a group hostile to the Queen , realized that the only way to change policy was to assassinate Tenel Ka , and her daughter Allana , and assume control . The Corellian leader Dur Gejjen , eager for such a strong ally in Corellia ' s battle against the Galactic Alliance , promised Corellian aid if necessary . Due to extenuating circumstances , the Heritage Fleet , led by Ducha AlGray , was forced to engage the Hapan Loyalists in an open fleet battle above Hapes . The battle . Loyalists and usurpers . The Hapan Royal Navy was assembled over the planet when the forces of the Heritage Council struck . Following intelligence leads , Jacen Solo had taken a portion of the fleet and headed to the Relephon Moons to assault the usurpers ' fleet , led by AlGray , stationed there . However , AlGray ' s fleet had already departed to Hapes , forewarned by spies . Linking with the three Corellian Dreadnaught s from the Kiris shipyards , they used a comet as cover to near the planet . However , when they microjumped to further in - system , the Royal Navy was waiting for them at the reversion coordinates , due to intelligence provided by Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo , who had infiltrated the Heritage fleet . The opening salvo of the entire Royal Navy had a devastating effect on the unshielded usurper fleet as they exited hyperspace . Though they managed to raise shields eventually , the formation sustained much damage and AlGray ' s flagship , " Kendall " , took concentrated fire . However , the Corellian Dreadnaughts — designed specifically for intense combat — were preparing for a full assault with the objective of breaking into the Royal Navy and destroying the " Dragon Queen " , Tenel Ka ' s command ship . The Solos , breaking their cover , sent a message to Tenel Ka telling her to retreat toward Hapes in order to counter the Corellian tactic . Late arrivals . Admiral Nek Bwua ' tu , who had been monitoring the fleet at the Kiris shipyards , arrived on the far side of Megos . Led by Bwua ' tu on board the " Admiral Ackbar " , the fleet rounded the Hapan moon and ripped a hole in the usurper flank as it continued its pursuit of the Queen . However , just as the engagement looked like a decisive Alliance victory , the Galney fleet exited hyperspace and began to accelerate toward the battle . Ducha Galney was assumed by Tenel Ka to be one of her staunchest allies , mostly due to the fact that the Ducha ' s sister was her chamberlain . However , Jaina Solo and Zekk had discovered that Ducha Galney was in league with AlGray and the Heritage Council . When rescued by Ben Skywalker aboard the " Rover " , they tried to beat the Galney fleet back to Hapes in order to warn the Queen before they infiltrated her formation . Emerging in the center of the Galney fleet , the " Rover " evacuated its crew and broadcast a warning to the Hapan Royal Navy . Racing in from Hapes ' s gravity well , the Galney fleet was designated hostile . Jacen Solo , aboard the " Anakin Solo " , returned from the Relephon Moons and began to fire at the Galney Fleet as it moved toward the battle . One Battle Dragon was destroyed before it could raise its shields , and the Loyalist Battle Dragons accompanying the " Anakin Solo " also destroyed two more during the pursuit . Half of the Galney fleet broke off to engage Solo , hoping to detain him while the other half raced toward the " Dragon Queen " and the Royal Navy to reinforce the usurper fleet . Unbeknownst to the Hapans accompanying Jacen , Chume ' da Allana was present aboard the " Anakin Solo " , and had already narrowly avoided death at the hands of Aurra Sing . Not wishing to endanger his daughter further , and feeling Tenel Ka would want him to do the same , Solo sent 18 Battle Dragons in pursuit of the attacking element of the Galney fleet to reinforce the Queen , remaining behind with the other two and the " Anakin " to protect the heiress to the Hapan throne . His pursuit screen took heavy damage as it attempted to break through the defensive half of Galney ' s forces . Final stages . As Bwua ' tu tore into the the usurper fleet and the Royal Navy rallied around their queen , Solo ' s rescue flotilla finally broke through the Galney defense and pursued the other half of the traitor fleet to the rest of the battle . As the traitors neared , the remnants of the Royal Navy began to open fire on them . Solo ' s six surviving Battle Dragons in the rescue flotilla also engaged their rear . Solo then led the " Anakin Solo " and his two Battle Dragons into the remainder of the Galney ' s defensive screen . Operating on a personal agenda , he ordered one long range turbolaser battery to fire on the " Millennium Falcon " as it neared the evacuees from the " Rover " . His strikes inflicted catastrophic damage on the vessel , killing the Noghri bodyguards Cakhmaim and Meewalh , and forcing the evacuees to once again eject . The " Falcon " , however , managed to escape and jumped to hyperspace just before destruction . Aftermath . The three Corellian Dreadnaughts were defeated , though all three cannot be assumed to have been destroyed as Admiral Genna Delpin returned alive from the engagement and was later promoted to Supreme Commander . The Galney fleet was crushed , and Jacen Solo was credited with its destruction and saving Tenel Ka , which made him a hero to the Hapan people . The Heritage Council ' s fleet was also defeated , and the nobles who had taken part in the treasonous assault were suitably punished , presumably by execution . The " Millennium Falcon " , although she had sustained extensive damage , survived and was flown to Gyndine by the Solos where it was repaired by Lando Calrissian . After the battle , Jacen Solo became something of a sex symbol among Hapan women .