Casualties
Multiple Rebel starfighters destroyed, Many Rebel pilots and crew, Imperial Star Destroyer crew disabled, Imperial armament factory destroyed, Biggs Darklighter, Wedge Antilles' fighter damaged, Heavy Imperial losses, including the destruction of the Death Star, High Imperial casualties, including Moff Coovern and Minister Khemt, Death Star destroyed, Jon Vander, Dex Tiree, Davish Krail, Theron Nett, Puck Naeco, Garven Dreis, significant damage and loss of life, All aboard the Death Star, Higher-ranked officers killed on the Death Star, High Imperial casualties, including the destruction of the Death Star, Major rebel leaders dead, over half of the cruisers in the Alliance Navy destroyed, over ninety percent of the Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps lost, 5 X-wings, 1 Y-wing, 1 U-Wing, High, Imperial officer Jude Edivon warned of danger but was ignored
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Date
1977, During the battle of Yavin, 3 ABY, 2 ABY, 19 BBY, Some time into the battle
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Location
Yavin 4, Death Star, Near the Death Star, Yavin, Mako-Ta, Yavin system
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Occurred in
3 ABY, 2 ABY, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, A New Hope
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Outcome
Rebel Alliance destroys the Death Star, Rebels evacuate and conduct raids against Imperial targets, Partial success; Dreis' torpedoes missed, but set up for the final successful attack, Rebels destroy the Death Star, Rebel victory, Rebellion weakened but not defeated, Rebels' attack strategy identified but ignored by Grand Moff Tarkin, Chaos within the Imperial ranks, rapid promotion of young officers
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Type
Space battle, space battle, Spacecraft battle
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