The Little Kessel devastation represents a conflict within the broader scope of the Galactic Civil War.
Throughout the Galactic Civil War, the world of Little Kessel provided refuge for numerous Rebels, numbering in the hundreds. In the year 0 ABY, Captain Bzorn journeyed to Little Kessel on the vessel known as the Ionic Ring, issuing a demand for the surrender of all Rebel forces present on the planet. The government of Little Kessel refused this ultimatum, prompting the Galactic Empire to unleash a wave of destruction upon the world, employing groundquakes and cyclones as instruments of torment.