First Battle of Javin

The First Battle of Javin occured in 3,650 BBY during the Cold War, between the Sith Empire and the Mugaari pirates.

Background
After the successful defense of the research facility Citadel Station from a Galactic Republic attack, the Imperial fleet under command of Grand Admiral Malak Gargun was ordered to put its study of the captured experimental cloaking device on hold. A communication from naval command ordered the Grand Admiral to quell a pirate uprising in the Javin sector.

The battle
Upon entering the system, the Grand Admiral's three dreadnaughts (the Emperical, the Hazard, and the Aggressor) were ambushed in a pirate attack. Fighters, bombers, and shuttles descended on the three ships. In response, Gargun ordered his fighters and bombers to be scrambled. The Imperial pilots engaged the enemy in orbit of Javin. After an intense battle, involving many dogfights, the pirate force was defeated by the Imperial fleet. Zalek Steele, a pilot lieutenant under the Grand Admiral, was promoted to captain for his actions during the battle.

Aftermath
A study of the weapons from the destroyed fighters revealed that they were of Republic origin. The Grand Admiral correctly suspected that the Republic was backing the pirates.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Dark Reign of the Empire