Battle of Hoth

Previous: Battle of Yavin Next: Battle of Endor Battle of Hoth Conflict: Galactic Civil War Date: 3 ABY Location: Hoth Result: Imperial victory Combatants Rebel Alliance Galactic Empire Commanders General Rieekan Darth Vader General Veers Admiral Piett Forces Rebel ground troops with heavy weapons Snowspeeders X-wing starfighters Surface ion cannon Executor Death Squadron Imperial Star Destroyers Stormtroopers Five AT-ATs AT-STs Losses Most Rebel ground forces killed Many assets captured One Star Destroyer damaged Two AT-ATs destroyed

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The battle of Hoth was a major defeat for the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War.

History

Following the destruction of the first Death Star, the Rebel Alliance relocated their base of operations from Yavin IV to the uninhabited planet Hoth.

Imperial probe droids eventually located the base, and a fleet led by Darth Vader -- composed of several Imperial Star Destroyers led by the Executor -- moved in to destroy the base. The Rebels activated a planetary shield system that prevented the Imperial fleet from directly bombarding the base, forcing the Empire to deploy Stormtroopers and AT-AT Walkers to approach under the shield to eliminate that defense.

The battle was a major defeat for the Rebellion, costing them a great deal in equipment and manpower in their hasty evacuation of the base.