Rebel forces, supported by Corellian gunships and corvettes piloted by Imperial defectors and Corellian rebels, destroyed a Star Destroyer and numerous other ships, forcing the Imperials to withdraw. As the remains of the Imperial garrison and loyalist CorSec units planetside struggled to hold out, an intense space battle ensued in orbit. Minor Imperial space forces were neutralized, and within three days, the Corellian capital of Coronet City fell into rebel hands.Īpproximately five days after the rebellion began, an Imperial fleet commanded by Fleet Admiral Kendal Ozzel arrived he had been tasked with destroying the Rebel fleet in orbit and to retake the planet, using whatever means necessary against the local populace to achieve this goal. Simultaneously, a Rebel fleet including several battleships and heavy cruisers fell out of hyperspace and began landing marines to support the Corellian freedom fighters on the surface of the planet. However, he quickly found that nearly two-thirds of CorSec had defected to the rebel cause, with many key Imperial officers and troops joining their ranks. Governor Thomree - who was viewed by many Corellians as having betrayed this people to the Empire - called on CorSec and the local Imperial garrison to quell the revolt. After more months of building up supplies, equipment, and recruiting to their cause, Sal-Solo launched the rebellion approximately one year after the destruction of the Death Star. Contacting rebel spies on-planet during this period, he arranged for a well-executed rebellion at some point in the future, and was promised assistance from a Rebel battlegroup under the personal command of Admiral Ackbar. Using his personal wealth and penchant for inspiring Corellian patriotism, Sal-Solo gathered and organized the underground Corellian rebel movements into one cohesive force for nearly six months. The Battle of Yavin proved to Thrackan Sal-Solo - cousin to now-famous smuggler-turned Rebel hero Han Solo - that the Empire, which had maintained an invisible authoritative grip on Corellia for nearly two decades - could be defeated. It was one of the major Rebel victories in the war and helped to secure General Han Solo's allegiance to the Rebel cause. Corellian rebels, led by Corellian patriot Thrackan Sal-Solo, gained much popular support and, with the help of a Rebel Alliance battlegroup, defeated the local Imperial garrison and an Imperial fleet and ousted them from the system. The battle encompassed combat both in orbit and on the planet's surface. The Corellian Rebellion, also simply known as the Battle of Corellia, was a battle during the Galactic Civil War approximately one year after the Battle of Yavin. The whole fight on Corellia is one of the only reasons I stuck around the rest of the war. About 10% of loyalist militias rest disbanded/surrendered.50% of loyalist CorSec units killed, rest surrendered.Commandeered Imperial vehicles and mobile artillery.One battalion of Rebel marines with assorted equipment and vehicles.Numerous divisions of the Corellian Emergency Militia (at least 12).Assorted X-Wing, Y-Wing, and A-Wing squadrons.Assorted mobile artillery units and conscripted loyalist militias.2 CR90-class corvettes (Corellian loyalists).Provisional General Thrackan Sal-Solo (Corellians).Corellian rebels and several defected Imperial officers, units, and ships.