Battle of Barkhesh A battle was fought on the planet Barkhesh between Alliance to Restore the Republic forces under the command of General Carlist Rieekan — allied with native Barkhesh Resistance forces — and the Galactic Empire in 0 . 5 ABY . Following the evacuation of Yavin Base after the Battle of Yavin , the Alliance needed to recoup the large number of supplies either left behind on Yavin 4 or destroyed by Imperial forces during the evacuation . The Barkhesh Resistance offered supplies to the Alliance , and an Alliance " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle was assigned to rendezvous with a Barkhesh supply convoy and pick them up . Because of Imperial forces in the region , Commander Luke Skywalker and Rogue Squadron were assigned to escort duty . The Rogues protected the vital convoy as it moved from a supply base to the landing zone , engaging TIE bombers , All Terrain Scout Transports , and static turbolaser defenses . Rogue Squadron eliminated the enemy presence , and the cargo transfer proceeded unhindered . Prelude . Following the evacuation of Yavin Base in the wake of the Battle of Yavin , the Alliance to Restore the Republic found itself short on critical supplies . To this end , the Barkhesh Resistance , based on the planet Barkhesh in the Seitia sector of the Outer Rim Territories , offered to transfer several transports worth of supplies to the Alliance , which they did on a semi - yearly basis . General Carlist Rieekan oversaw the operation , which would require the transports to traverse a series of canyons between their supply base and the predetermined landing zone . Aware that local Imperial forces would attempt to stop the operation , Rieekan assigned Rogue Squadron , led by Commander Luke Skywalker , to fly escort for the convoy . The battle . Commander Skywalker , leading a five - fighter formation of T - 65 X - wing starfighter s , arrived at the designated coordinates on Barkhesh to hook up with the Resistance ' s convoy and immediately encountered Viper probe droids near the supply base . Rogue Squadron made short work of a group of four of them , then engaged a second group of four shortly after flying over the supply base and rendezvousing with the convoy proper . With the immediate area clear of threats , the supply convoy — consisting of five large armed transport s and three small combat vehicle s — began to move out toward the landing zone . The local Imperial forces had placed six All Terrain Scout Transports in the canyons between the supply base and the landing zone , in addition to static turbolaser defenses mounted on both the ridges and on the canyon floor . Six TIE bombers were also deployed to destroy the convoy . Rogue Squadron was forced to deal with each threat to ensure the safety of the convoy , employing both lasers and proton torpedoes . Successfully eliminating the immediate threat , Skywalker and the Rogues also engaged a small Imperial base not far from the landing zone . Although defended by two AT - STs , a turbolaser mounted on a tall turret , and several stormtroopers , the base was destroyed . Aftermath . With enemy forces in the region cleared , an Alliance " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle , using Imperial identification so as not to attract suspicion , landed on the planet and effected the cargo transfer with the convoy from the Barkhesh Resistance . The cargo provided by the Barkhesh rebels would assist the Alliance in replenishing the supplies lost during the evacuation of Yavin Base . Behind the scenes . The battle was a minor skirmish featured in the second level — entitled " Rendezvous on Barkhesh " — of " " , a game for both the Nintendo 64 and the PC , released in 1998 . The player takes on the role of Luke Skywalker during the mission . To get a gold medal on the level — the highest ranking a player can achieve in a mission — one must ensure that all friendly units are kept safe , and that at least thirty enemies are destroyed . To achieve this , the player must destroy the Imperial units located at the small base away from the battle zone . The mission can be completed without destroying all Imperial forces , and with friendly casualties , although the mission score will suffer as a result . The mission was later referenced in 2012 ' s " The Essential Guide to Warfare " .