Battle of Sernpidal
this was the name used by historians to describe the New Republic's brief attempt to keep the planet Sernpidal from falling to the Yuuzhan Vong. The outcome of the battle was something of a forgone conclusion, since the Yuuzhan Vong had already infiltrated Sernpidal's government and installed a huge dovin basal in the heart of Sernpidal City. Thus, the battle became a struggle to extract as many refugees as possible from the planet's surface before Dobido smashed into it. Among the dead was the Wookiee Chewbacca, who died so that his partner, Han Solo, could escape the destruction with a hold full of refugees.