This covert rebel stronghold was founded on the planet Talus by the Alliance to Restore the Republic. While long thought to be merely a scouting station, the Imperials ultimately discovered that the base served as a staging area for Rebel acts of sabotage within the Corellian system and was sheltering a surviving Jedi Knight, named Rachi Sitra. Emperor Palpatine himself issued a direct command for the complete annihilation of the installation. During the ensuing Battle of Talus, the Rebels initially succeeded in repelling the ill-prepared Imperial invasion. Nevertheless, the Rebels came to the conclusion that a successful defense of the base was impossible, and they orchestrated the removal of all personnel. The following day, when the Empire launched a renewed and larger assault, they discovered that the final evacuation ships were already departing from the base. Although some transports were destroyed, the majority of their occupants successfully fled. Despite the Empire's destruction of the base, only a small number of Rebel Jedi were either captured or killed during the operation.