The Liberation Wars (The Ripple)

The Liberation Wars (18 BBY-10 ABY) were a series of (often times loosly connected) conflicts in which various forces, usually aided or led by the remainder of the Jedi Order, were pitted against the Galactic Empire. The first Liberation War was between the Empire and the Naboo who were allied with several Jedi-led Separatist holdout factions. The war ultimately ended with the total subjugation of the Outer Rim, the execution of the Naboo Queen, the near extinction of the Gungan species in an Imperial Genocide, and the death of nearly a hundred Jedi. The Second Liberation War would begin in 15 BBY, at the time of it's occurrence it was not considered a war, merely a series of separate wars. These were primarily a war between the Empire and several Hutt Clan members from 15 BBY-13 BBY (which ended with the execution of said Hutts, and the increase in power of Hutts who sided with the Empire), a concurrent Imperial intervention into a turf war between the Smugger's Guild and the Bounty Hunter's Guild, and the destruction of the last Separatist Holdout, led by Gizor Delso. The war against the Smugglers would ultimately end in 6 BBY, with the Delso Crisis ending in 7 BBY. A Battle on Kamino between Imperial Forces and the newly formed Clone Resistance would take place in 4 BBY, and is often considered to either be part of the 2nd Liberation War, or a separate war altogether. The 3rd Liberation War began with the Declaration of Rebellion in 3 BBY. Imperial Forces declared victory in 1 BBY after the devastating Battle of Derra IV, in which the Empire claimed the Rebel Alliance to have been utterly crushed. This was merely a propaganda action, as the Rebel leaders were still in hiding, and unbeknownst to the Empire, the bulk of the Alliance forces still remained intact. Historians now largely consider the 3rd and 4th Liberation Wars to be the same war, as no formal treaty ending the war was ever presented, thus the 3rd Liberation War is now considered to have began with the Declaration of Rebellion, and ended in 7 ABY, this amalgamation is often known as the Galactic Civil War. What was once known as the 4th Liberation War started with Operation: Skyhook; the goal of which was to destroy the first Death Star. Skyhook would become the first hugely successful Alliance Victory and the first crippling Imperial defeat. In 4 ABY the Rebellion scored another essential victory at Endor, killing both Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. Following huge civil Anti-Imperial riots in the Outer Rim, revolution broke out, revolution that was supported by the recently christened New Republic. Following a push through the core that ultimately led to a battle of Coruscant, the Empire sued for peace, and the Galaxy was finally liberated. The Empire was allowed to continue existing as the Imperial Remnant, and it's rule only extended to Imperial loyalist systems that willingly chose to remain in the Empire. However, a fifth Liberation War would break out in 10 ABY when Grand Admiral Thrawn, in-league with Dark Lady of the Sith; Darth Trona attempted to restore the Empire to it's former glory. Although they won some initial victories, they were defeated at the Battle of Dantooine, one of the largest, most important, and bloodiest battles in galactic history.