14 Facts About Rebel Alliance

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Rebel Alliance was first featured as the main protagonist faction in the films A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi .

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One last important rebel cell that later became part of the Rebel Alliance was the Mon Calamari Exodus Fleet, commanded by Admiral Raddus and Admiral Ackbar, formed out of civilian spacecraft during the Imperial Occupation of Mon Cala in 18 BBY .

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We, the beings of the Rebel Alliance, do this day send forth this Declaration to His Majesty, the Emperor, and to all sentient beings in the Galaxy, to make clear to all the Purposes and Goals of this Rebellion.

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We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name—and by the authority—of the free beings of the Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions:.

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Many Rebel ships arrive at a rendezvous point above Dantooine to unite and form the "Alliance to Restore the Republic".

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The Rebel Alliance, constantly had to change bases and their carrier ships routinely had to escape into hyperspace before recovering their fighter complement.

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The Rebel Alliance fleet is geared towards fabian strategy, space superiority, wolfpack operations, hit-and-run tactics, secret missions, subterfuge, and general elements of a stateless military grand strategy.

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The Rebel Alliance's focus on small light combat ships and on starfighters allowed them to effectively fight the Galactic Empire's well-funded and well-armed military.

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Rebel Alliance finds its strength almost entirely in the starfighter arena, offering some of the most effective and versatile small strike craft within Star Wars canon.

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10.

The Rebel Alliance was plagued by lack of resources: it was low on fighters, manpower, real estate.

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11.

Half the Rebel Alliance ships were destroyed in the battle before Leia found a way around the sabotage and allowed the remaining ships to escape.

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The Rebel Alliance Fleet shifted military doctrine; the guerrilla warfare aspect of the grand strategy was de-emphasized, and conventional forces took over the primary prosecution of the war.

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Once the New Republic became powerful enough, the Rebel Alliance Fleet was reorganized into the New Republic Military, charged with the defense of the New Republic.

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Three decades later, by the time of The Force Awakens, the New Republic backed the Resistance army, a successor of the Rebel Alliance, to stand against the First Order, a new military power formed by hardline remnants from the Empire.

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