Galactic Civil War (TNM)

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 * prev={{sw|Great Jedi Purge}}
 * conc=
 * next=
 * name=Galactic Civil War
 * image=
 * begin=1 BBY
 * end=4 ABY
 * place=Galaxywide
 * result=Imperial victory
 * battles=*Battle of Naboo
 * Battle of Kamino
 * Battle of Mustafar
 * Skirmish over Tatooine
 * Mission to Tatooine
 * Battle of Tatooine
 * Battle of Yavin
 * Battle of Yavin 4
 * Battle of Hoth
 * Annex of Bespin
 * Battle of Endor
 * side1=*{{sw|Galactic Empire}}
 * side2=*{{sw|Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]]
 * commanders1=*{{sw|Palpatine}} &dagger;
 * Starkiller
 * {{sw|Wilhuff Tarkin}}
 * Luke Skywalker (late war)
 * commanders2=*Leia Organa &dagger;
 * Luke Skywalker (early and mid war)
 * {{sw|Han Solo}} &dagger;
 * {{sw|Lando Calrissian}} (late war) &dagger;
 * }}

The Galactic Civil War was a major conflict between the oppresive Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Its roots could be found in a meeting held by a small group of Senators at the end of the {{sw|Clone Wars}}, that eventually escalated into ull-scale resistance against the Empire. The war began in 1 BBY, when Starkiller led the Imperial forces in the subjugation of Naboo. This was followed by an attack on Kamino and then one on Mustafar. A small group of dissidents then took up arms against the Empire and the war escalated.

The war's end came with an Imperial victory at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. This asserted the Empire's dominance of the Galaxy and saw the rebels crushed and wiped out.