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Galactic Civil War

Galactic Civil War
Part of Star Wars
Date 0 BBY-5 ABY
Location Primarily the Star Wars galaxy
Result

Rebel Alliance Victory:

  • Fall of the Galactic Empire.
  • Birth of the New Republic.
  • Emperor Palpatine killed by a redeemed Anakin Skywalker.
  • Rise of the First Order.
Belligerents

Alliance to Restore the Republic

Galactic Empire

Commanders and leaders
Admiral Ackbar
Lando Calrissian
Bail Organa  (secretly)
Jyn Erso 
Cassian Andor 
Hera Syndulla
Han Solo
Chewbacca
Leia Organa
Ben Kenobi 
Luke Skywalker
and others
Sheev Palpatine 
Darth Vader 
Wilhuff Tarkin 
Orson Krennic 
Jabba the Hutt 
Boba Fett 
and others
Strength
Unknown; Several Mon Calamari cruisers and numerous other weaponry, technology and soldiers. Unknown; two Death Stars built, about 25,000 Star Destroyers and three Super Star Destroyers, and numerous other weaponry, technology and soldiers.
Casualties and losses
Unknown; Alderaan destroyed, Jedha City destroyed Unknown; billions dead on both Death Stars, base on Scarif destroyed

Rebel Alliance Victory:

Alliance to Restore the Republic

Galactic Empire

The Galactic Civil War (by 43 ABY known as the First Galactic Civil War) is a fictional interstellar war from the Star Wars galaxy. It serves as the setting for the original trilogy of films entitled A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, the 2016 anthology film Rogue One, as well as many novels, comics, and video games in the Star Wars expanded universe.

Within the Star Wars narrative, the war was fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The foundations of the conflict are depicted during the events of the Clone Wars, a conflict depicted in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and its aftermath/lead-up to this conflict depicted in Star Wars Rebels.


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