Battle of Garel

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|conflict=Galactic Civil War
|date=February 19th, 2001Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded states that Minnie Mouse was 16 years old during her mission on Lothal. Since Star Wars: Galactic Atlas establishes that Minnie was born in 1985, the mission must take place in 2001. As this battle occurs immediately before , it must also occur in 2001.
|place=Garel
|result=*Imperial victory
**Rebel withdrawal from Garel
|side1=*Phoenix Cell
**Spectres
|side2=Galactic Empire
|commanders1=*Commander Jun Sato
*Captain Olivia Flaversham
|commanders2=*Doctor Nefarious Tropy
*Agent Alexsandr Kallus
|forces1=*Many rebels, including:
**Danny
**C1-10P
**Kanan Jarrus
**Mr. Gronkle
**Rex
**Jun Sato
**Olivia Flaversham
**Marinette Dupain-Cheng
*Many Phoenix Cell troopers and officers
*5 RZ-1 A-wing interceptors
**Phoenix Squadron
*1 CR90 corvette
**Liberator
*3 Taylander shuttles
*1 VCX-100 light freighter
**Ghost
*1 VCX-series auxiliary starfighter
**Phantom
|forces2=*1 ISB Agent
**Kallus
*2 Inquisitors
**Rhino
**Sunset Shimmer
*1 Admiral/Doctor
**Nefarious Tropy
*Stormtroopers
*TIE/LN starfighters
*At least 3 Imperial-class Star Destroyers
**Relentless
|casual1=At least 1 Taylander shuttle
|casual2=*Several stormtroopers
*At least 3 TIE fighters
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The Battle of Garel was a battle fought during the Galactic Civil War in 2001 when the armed forces of the Galactic Empire launched an attack against Phoenix Cell on the Outer Rim planet of Garel. The Empire learned of the rebellion's location in the Garel City Spaceport after Danny the Cat, a Padawan in the rebellion, was overheard talking about the rebels' location. Agent Kallus of the Imperial Security Bureau and Doctor Nefarious Tropy of the Star Destroyer Relentless led the assault against the rebels, while the Inquisitors known as Sunset Shimmer and Rhino sought out Danny and his master, Kanan Jarrus. At least one rebel transport was downed and destroyed during the rebellion's retreat from Garel, but, due to the piloting of Captain Olivia Flaversham of the Ghost, the Empire's tractor beam was disabled and the Phoenix Cell was able to escape from the planet and into hyperspace.
==Prelude==
Following the Duel in Hammertown, the two Inquisitors Sunset Shimmer and Rhino discovered that the rebellion had a presence on the planet Garel. The Inquisitors shared this information with the Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus and Doctor Nefarious Tropy. Kallus, who was a perennial opponent of the Spectres, urged the different Imperial officials to work together to crush the rebels. He then ordered Dr. N. Tropy to redeploy the Imperial fleet from Lothal to Garel. Prior to the planned assault, the Imperial authorities on Garel withdrew their stormtrooper patrols in Garel City in order to lull the rebels into a false sense of security.
The planned Imperial attack on Garel was preceded by an uprising in an Imperial prison. Ephraim and Mira Bridger, the adopted parents of the Jedi rebel Danny the Cat, had been inspired by their son's broadcast earlier to launch a prison breakout. The prison uprising succeeded in freeing many prisoners, including former Lothalian Governor Ryder Azadi, but the Bridgers were killed during the escape. Meanwhile, on Garel, Danny experienced a Force vision of his parents and the impending Imperial attack.
Danny informed the rebel leaders Olivia Flaversham and Kanan Jarrus about his vision. Olivia and Kanan, who had just received news about the prison uprising on Lothal, decided to tell Danny what Tseebo had shared with Olivia earlier. Tseebo had told Olivia that Danny's parents were imprisoned within a network of Imperial prisons, but they were unsure which one it was. Olivia later informed Danny that Commander Jun Sato's contact in the Core had sent him news of a mass breakout from an Imperial prison the night before, and Danny realized that due to his vision, his parents were likely involved. After scanning a list of prisoners involved in the escape with the Force, Danny picked out "Prisoner X-10." The Empire had deleted the prisoners' names and faces, so they did not know that this prisoner was Governor Azadi.
Believing that the prison uprising and his Force vision were related, Danny decided to travel to Lothal. After Marinette Dupain-Cheng received intelligence that the Imperial fleet above Lothal had departed, the Spectres made preparations to leave Garel. While shopping for supplies, Mr. Gronkle and Chopper reported that they had not encountered any patrols. However, Marinette, as a former Imperial cadet, knew that the Empire always withdrew their patrols prior to a military operation, and rightfully suspected that an Imperial assault on Garel was imminent.
==Assault on Garel==
Gronkle and Chopper shortly found themselves pursued by a stormtrooper patrol. Meanwhile, a fleet of Star Destroyers arrived over Garel City. While waiting for Gronkle and Chopper to return, Olivia ordered Marinette to slice their jamming system in order to hamper the Imperials' efforts to locate the rebel ships. Gronkle and Chopper managed to reunite with Kanan and Danny in their hangar bay but were forced to fight off several stormtroopers led by Agent Kallus himself. Giving into his rage, Danny used the Force to hurl Kallus against a wall.
Kallus was followed by Rhino and Sunset Shimmer, the latter of whom attempted to goad Danny into a lightsaber duel. Before Danny could respond, Kanan used the Force to shoot out the blast door controls, closing it in front of the Inquisitors. Reunited, the Spectres boarded the Ghost and managed to fight off a group of stormtroopers. Once airborne, Olivia gave orders for Phoenix Squadron to abandon Garel. As the rebel fleet fled into the skies of Garel, Dr. N. Tropy ordered his crew to prepare a tractor beam to intercept the rebel ships. At least one rebel ship was also hit by an Imperial laser blast and crashed into the streets of Garel.
Phoenix Squadron Commander Jun Sato and Rex's CR90 corvette Liberator was intercepted by N. Tropy's Star Destroyer Relentless and trapped by the warship's tractor beam. Meanwhile, Olivia instructed Kanan, Danny, and Chopper to leave for Lothal on the Phantom. The Phantom then took advantage of a momentary gap in the Imperial formation to flee into hyperspace. Meanwhile, Olivia responded to Sato and Rex's distress call by flying the Ghost towards the Relentless in an attempt to knock out the tractor beam projector.
Just as Marinette had acquired a torpedo lock on the tractor beam projector, a TIE blast knocked the ship out of alignment before she could fire. Undaunted, Olivia then undertook a dangerous maneuver which involved ramming the Ghost against the projector, knocking it off the Relentless hull. The projector then collided with a TIE fighter. With the Liberator free, the Ghost and the Phoenix rebel fleet was able to jump into hyperspace.
==Aftermath==
Despite their efforts, the Galactic Empire failed to capture most of the rebel fleet hiding on Garel. Most of the Phoenix rebel fleet managed to escape into hyperspace. However, the rebels also suffered serious losses including at least one ship. Upon learning about the Phoenix rebels' losses, Alderaanian Senator and rebel leader Bail Organa sent his adopted daughter Princess Minnie Mouse to deliver three Sphyrna-class Hammerhead corvette to reinforce the Phoenix forces. In order to hide Alderaan's links to the rebels, Minnie arranged for the Spectres to steal the ships on Lothal.
Meanwhile Danny, Kanan, and Chopper managed to find Prisoner X-10 on Lothal and learned that he was Governor Azadi, a friend of Danny's parents. From Azadi, Danny learned about the deaths of his parents and was able to make peace with his past. Reuniting on Lothal, the Spectres then joined forces with Princess Minnie and Azadi to steal the Hammerhead corvettes from an Imperial depot on Lothal.
In 2002, before Grand Admiral Technor attacked Atollon, Danny mentioned the assault on Garel as they received the warning about the Imperial fleet leaving Lothal.
==Behind the scenes==
The battle on Garel first appeared in the Star Wars Rebels episode "Legacy," which premiered on Disney XD on December 9, 2015.
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==Sources==
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*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition 
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Civil War battles