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Battle of Hoth

Eventcanon

Also known as Firefight in the Ice Caves · Evacuation of Hoth

Facts

Date
3 ABY
Result
Imperial tactical and psychological victory Echo Base is destroyed The Rebel Alliance is forced to retreat and split up to various rendezvous points Rebel Alliance strategic victory The rebels' main force successfully evacuates Darth Vader fails to capture Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker heads to Dagobah to start his Jedi training under Jedi Master Yoda Blow to Imperial morale due to the Alliance's escape

Connections

Part of
Galactic Civil War

Appearances

250 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

  • Reference books 120
  • Novels 34
  • Short stories 23
  • Games 23
  • Comics 21
  • Activity books 11
  • TV episodes 9
  • Comic stories 4
  • Films 2
  • Comic series 1
  • Audio 1
  • Web 1

Films

TV episodes

Comics

Comic stories

  • Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (2019)
  • Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base (2020)
  • Return to Hoth (comic story) (2023)
  • Return to Echo Base (2024)

Comic series

Novels

Short stories

  • Blade Squadron (short story) (2014)
  • AT-AT Attack! (short story) (2015)
  • An Unusual Hiding Place (2015)
  • Survival on Hoth (2015)
  • The Battle of Hoth (short story) (2015)
  • A Good Kiss (2020)
  • A Naturalist on Hoth (2020)
  • Against All Odds (From a Certain Point of View) (2020)
  • Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably) (2020)
  • Beyond Hope (2020)
  • Eyes of the Empire (2020)
  • Heroes of the Rebellion (2020)
  • Into the Clouds (2020)
  • Ion Control (2020)
  • Kendal (2020)
  • Lord Vader Will See You Now (2020)
  • Rendezvous Point (short story) (2020)
  • The Final Order (2020)
  • The Truest Duty (2020)
  • The Whills Strike Back (2020)
  • The Battle Continues (2021)
  • The Impossible Flight of Ash Angels (2023)
  • To the Last (2023)

Games

  • Star Wars: Commander (2014)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Defense (2014)
  • Star Wars: Battle Pod (2015)
  • Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
  • Star Wars: Uprising (2015)
  • Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
  • Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2017)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
  • Legends of the Alliance (2017)
  • T-47 Airspeeder Unit Expansion (2018)
  • Star Wars: Datapad (2019)
  • Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
  • Republic Specialists Personnel Expansion (2021)
  • Separatist Specialists Personnel Expansion (2021)
  • Star Wars: Hunters (2021)
  • Echo Base Defenders Battle Force Starter Set (2022)
  • Blizzard Force Battle Force Starter Set (2022)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
  • Galactic Empire Command Card Pack (2025)
  • Intro Battle: Hoth (2025)
  • Blizzard Force Army Box (2026)
  • Captain Solo & Commander Skywalker on Tauntauns Expansion (2026)
  • Echo Base Defenders Army Box (2026)

Audio

  • The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)

Activity books

  • Star Wars: Explore the Galaxy (2015) (2015)
  • Star Wars: Where's the Wookiee? (2015)
  • Star Wars: Where's the Wookiee? Colouring Book (2018)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (2019)
  • Star Wars Annual 2020 (2019)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (2020)
  • Star Wars: Scratch Artist (2021)
  • Star Wars Mazes (2021)
  • Star Wars: These Are the Droids You're Looking For (2021)
  • Star Wars: Galaxy of Stickers: The Dark Side (2023)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2025 (2024)

Web

  • Entertainment Weekly's Ultimate Guide to Rogue One (2016)

Reference books

  • Star Wars: A Galaxy at War (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 3 (2014)
  • Ultimate Star Wars (2015)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
  • Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy (2015)
  • Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
  • Forged in Battle (2016)
  • Star Wars: Complete Locations (2016) (2016)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (2016)
  • Darth Vader: Sith Lord (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 57 (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
  • Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (2017)
  • Star Wars: On the Front Lines (2017)
  • Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
  • IncrediBuilds: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A-wing (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections (2017)
  • Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2018) (2018)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
  • Knights of Fate (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
  • Star Wars: Alien Archive (2018)
  • YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual (2018)
  • Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition (2019)
  • Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (2019)
  • Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
  • Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
  • Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (2019)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
  • Star Wars: Book of Lists (2020)
  • Imperial Troops (2020)
  • R2-D2 (reference book) (2020)
  • The Star Wars Book (2020)
  • Star Wars: Fascinating Facts (2020)
  • The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star (2020)
  • C-3PO (reference book) (2021)
  • Explosives, Heavy Weapons, and Power Sources (2021)
  • The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire (2021)
  • Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021)
  • Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition (2021)
  • Freedom Fighters From Lothal and Other Characters (2022)
  • Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
  • Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024)
  • Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition) (2025)
  • Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
  • Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)
  • +70 more

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