During the Battle of Vrogas Vas, a conflict within the larger Galactic Civil War, Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith, was downed and subsequently crashed on the planet's surface. In response to this battle, General Jan Dodonna sent a battalion from the Alliance to Restore the Republic to Vrogas Vas to bolster the company already defending the Rebel Refueling Base situated on the planet. This battalion was accompanied by Commander Leia Organa and individuals from the Heroes of Yavin. Upon arrival at Vrogas Vas, Organa assumed leadership of the rebel troops, strategically directing their efforts to overcome Vader.