Battle of Sullust (Continuation War)

The Battle of Sullust was the first engagement of the Continuation War, in 4 ABY, shortly after the defeat of the Alliance to Restore the Republic at Endor and the retreat of the Alliance Fleet to Sullust. Under orders of Admiral Gial Ackbar, the fleet regrouped at Sullust and began discussing the next course of action. However, due to the arguing of several officers, the planning stalled, and gave time for the Imperial Navy under Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett to attack. The battle was a disaster for the Alliance, ending up with the destruction of two-thirds the Rebel fleet. The remaining vessels scattered to various systems.

Prelude
After the disaster at the Battle of Endor, in which the Rebel Alliance was defeated by the Galactic Empire, resulting in the deaths of Han Solo and Leia Organa, the remaining Alliance vessels regrouped at Sullust. It was, ironically, where they gathered before the attack on Endor. There, Admiral Ackbar and his brass attempted to devise the next course of action. As it turned out, some of the surviving ships didn't even retreat there, but fled the battle to other systems. An argument ended up breaking out among various admirals and captains, causing disagreements and resulting in no progress being made. Several officers withdrew their ships from the system, going rogue. Because of the stalling that the chaos caused, Admiral Piett's fleet was able to arrive and attack.

The battle
During the ensuing action, the Rebels were taken by surprise, and much of their forces were destroyed in the first ten minutes of fighting. Starfighters were scrambled, though the demoralized pilots proved to be little more than cannon fodder for the trigger-happy Imperial gunners. Amid the confusion among Rebel forces, several ships fled the system before the battle ended, while others began firing on each other. The Imperial fleet began deploying ground troops to retake the planet itself from the Rebel garrison. There, they took more casualties, but were triumphant. The remains of Ackbar's Command Fleet scattered to various systems.

Aftermath
Not too long after the battle, the official announcement of the Alliance Remnant was made. The losses sustained in this battle ended up haunting the Remnant in the next two years, being one of the factors for their ultimate defeat.