Attack on the Defiance

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|name=Attack on the Defiance
|conflict=Galactic Civil War (Operation Skyhook)
|date=April 25th, 2003 (35:3 GrS)This is the date established by the The Essential Atlas.
|place=Bestine system
|result=Alliance withdrawal
|side1=Alliance to Restore the Republic
|side2=Galactic Empire
|commanders1=Lieutenant Keyan Farlander
|commanders2=
|forces1=*1 MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser
**Defiance
*3 T-65 X-wing starfighters
**Red Squadron
*2 R-22 Spearheads
**Blue Squadron
|forces2=
*1 Imperial-class Star Destroyer
**Immortal
*19 TIE/IN interceptors
*18 TIE/sa bombers
|casual1=Some fighters
|casual2=Many fighters and bombers}}
An attack on the Defiance took place in the Bestine system during the Galactic Civil War.
==Prelude==
During Operation Skyhook, the Empire made a surprise attack on the command ship Defiance near Bestine IV, site of an important Rebel base. The Imperial-class Star Destroyer Immortal just ended its hyperdrive jump next to the MC-series star cruiser Defiance.
==The battle==
The Star Destroyer Immortal entered the system and deployed its TIEs. Red Squadron's X-wings and Blue Squadron's A-wings managed to destroy many Imperial starfighters and allowed the Defiance to escape in hyperspace.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: X-Wing 
==Sources==
*X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia 
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Civil War battles