The Battle of Dantooine unfolded on the Outer Rim planet of Dantooine near the conclusion of the Great Galactic War, pitting the Galactic Republic against the Sith Empire. As the war ended with the Treaty of Coruscant, Republic leaders stationed on Dantooine declined to adhere to the Treaty's stipulations. Instead, they prolonged the conflict, thereby initiating one of the initial clashes of the Cold War that emerged following the Great Galactic War. Concurrent with the Republic military's open engagement of Imperial troops, members of the Jedi Order and various operatives endeavored to ensnare Sith commanders within a carefully planned ambush inside Dantooine's Crystal Cave. In the course of the battle, Admiral Zale Barrows, a Republic privateer, and his Free Spacers Fleet achieved victory over the Imperial Third Fleet in the skies above the planet.