Evacuation of Echo Base
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The Evacuation of Echo Base is a pivotal Star Wars battle in which the Rebel Alliance flees its hidden stronghold on the ice planet Hoth under assault from the Galactic Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evacuation of Echo Base canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Star Wars universe ⓘ fictional military conflict ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Empire Strikes Back
ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
|
| cause |
Imperial discovery of Echo Base
ⓘ
Battle of Hoth ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial ground assault on Hoth
|
| chronology | occurs early in The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Galactic Empire
ⓘ
Rebel Alliance ⓘ |
| defensiveAction |
Rebel ground defense against Imperial walkers
ⓘ
use of ion cannon to clear escape routes ⓘ |
| factionCommander |
Darth Vader
ⓘ
General Carlist Rieekan ⓘ General Maximilian Veers ⓘ Han Solo ⓘ Princess Leia ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Leia Organa
|
| featuresCharacter |
C-3PO
ⓘ
Chewbacca ⓘ Darth Vader ⓘ General Maximilian Veers ⓘ Han Solo ⓘ Luke Skywalker ⓘ Princess Leia ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Leia Organa
R2-D2 ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology |
ion cannon
ⓘ
planetary shield ⓘ turbolaser battery ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle |
AT-AT walkers
ⓘ
surface form:
AT-AT walker
AT-ST walkers ⓘ
surface form:
AT-ST walker
GR-75 medium transport ⓘ Imperial Star Destroyer ⓘ Millennium Falcon ⓘ T-47 airspeeders ⓘ
surface form:
Snowspeeder
X-wing starfighter ⓘ |
| location |
Echo Base
ⓘ
Hoth ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
separates main heroes into different storylines
ⓘ
sets up Luke Skywalker’s journey to Dagobah ⓘ turning point leading to Rebel dispersal ⓘ |
| objective |
evacuate Rebel personnel
ⓘ
evacuate Rebel starfighters ⓘ evacuate command staff ⓘ |
| outcome |
Echo Base
ⓘ
surface form:
Echo Base is abandoned
Rebel High Command escapes Hoth ⓘ Rebel fleet regroups in space ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Hoth ⓘ |
| result |
Galactic Empire tactical victory
ⓘ
Rebel Alliance strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
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