Rendezvous on Barkhesh

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|name=Rendezvous on Barkhesh
|image=
|conflict=Galactic Civil War
|objective=Escort supply convoy to safety
|date=September 15th, 2004The Rendezvous on Barkhesh occurred before the Evacuation of Yavin as established in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. The New Essential Chronology dates the evacuation to 2006, as well as dating the defection of Crix Madine at Corellia to taking place in 2007. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron portrays the Rendezvous on Barkhesh as taking place before the Defection at Corellia. Therefore, the mission to Barkhesh must take place in 2004.
|place=Barkhesh, Seitia sector, Outer Rim Territories — Based on corresponding data for Barkhesh system
|result=*Alliance to Restore the Republic victory
**Supply convoy is successfully escorted to safety
|side1=*Alliance to Restore the Republic
*Barkhesh Resistance
|side2=Galactic Empire
|commanders1=*General Carlist Rieekan
*Commander Mickey Mouse
|commanders2=
|ppl1=*Rogue Squadron
**5 T-65 X-wing starfighters
*1 Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
*Supply base
*Supply convoy
**5 Armed transports
**3 Combat vehicles
*Barkhesh Resistance soldiers
|ppl2=*8 All Terrain Scout Transports
*8 Viper probe droids
*6 TIE bombers
*4 Turbolasers
*1 Turbolaser 
*6 Stormtroopers
|casual1=None
|casual2=All forces
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The Rendezvous on Barkhesh was a battle 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 2004. After the Battle of Yavin, the Alliance needed to recoup the large number of supplies left behind on Yavin 4 or destroyed by Imperial forces during the strike.
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 Mickey Mouse 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==
In 2004, following the Battle of Yavin,The New Essential Chronology 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.Strongholds of Resistance 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 Mickey Mouse, to fly escort for the convoy.
==The battle==
Commander Mickey, leading a five-fighter formation of T-65 X-wing starfighters, 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 transports and three small combat vehicles—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, Mickey 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 six 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 attack of Yavin Base.
==Behind the scenes==
The Rendezvous on Barkhesh was featured in the second level—also entitled Rendezvous on Barkhesh—of the video game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, which was released in 1998.
The player takes on the role of Mickey Mouse 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.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
*The Essential Guide to Warfare
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Civil War battles
Category:Rogue Squadron battles