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Battle of Dantooine

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this was the name used by historians to describe the New Republic's defense of the planet Dantooine against the invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong, some twenty-five years after the Battle of Yavin. The planet was beseiged by refugees who were fleeing the alien attacks on Dubrillion and Destrillion, just as the Yuuzhan Vong had planned. They used huge dovin basals to block certain hyperspace escape routes, forcing the refugees to Dantooine. A Yuuzhan Vong force was already in place at Dantooine, ready to ambush the refugee starships. The Yuuzhan Vong presence was discovered by Anakin Solo and Mara Jade Skywalker, who were on Dantooine trying to cure Mara of the coomb spores she had been infected with. Any attempt they couldhave made to contact the Republic was cut short by Yuuzhan Vong ground forces, and the aliens' navy fleets decimated the Republic's starfighter squadrons in short order. Although a rescue task force was dispatched to Dantooine shortly after word of the attack reached Coruscant, only a few refugees were recovered. After debriefing the survivors, the New Republic understood that the Battle of Dantooine had been carefully orchestrated by the Yuuzhan Vong, as a way to test the military strength and tactics of the New Republic.