There is no better name, and the day is coming soon when it will be unleashed. The plans eventually found their way to the Alliance, who used them to pinpoint the Death Star's weakness and destroy it at the Battle of Yavin. The Sith Lord Darth Vader's forces made short work of the rebel ships that did not manage to retreat, but Princess Leia Organa escaped the battle in the Tantive IV Vader pursued her to the planet Tatooine and captured her there, but the plans were already out of his reach. With the Shield Gate's destruction, Rogue One was able to transmit the stolen plans to the fleet above, though all remaining Rebel ground forces were eradicated by a low-powered blast from the newly arrived Death Star that destroyed the Citadel and surrounding area.

Director Orson Krennic, the former commander of the Death Star, attempted to stop Erso and Andor from stealing the plans, but the heavily outnumbered Rebels received support from the Alliance Fleet under Admiral Raddus, whose forces engaged the Imperial Star Destroyers above Scarif and worked to destroy the Shield Gate protecting the planet. Under the callsign Rogue One, the unit infiltrated Scarif's planetary shield in a stolen Zeta-class cargo shuttle and proceeded to wage a guerrilla assault on the Citadel's outskirts, drawing away Imperial forces so that Andor, Erso, and the droid K-2SO could infiltrate the facility. Though the Alliance High Command refused to openly oppose the Empire, Erso and Andor led a small unit of Rebel Marines and other allies and defied orders, taking it upon themselves to launch an incursion of the Scarif Citadel, as the rebels planned to infiltrate the heavily guarded Citadel Tower base on Scarif to retrieve the Death Star plans. Alliance leadership sent Galen Erso's daughter, Jyn Erso, and Captain Cassian Andor to learn more about her father's involvement, and their subsequent efforts saw the Alliance discover the existence of the Death Star, as well as a fatal flaw in the design placed there by Galen Erso.

Prior to the battle, Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service intercepted information suggesting that renowned scientist Galen Erso was building an Imperial superweapon capable of destroying entire planets. The battle was preceded by years of attacks by the fledgling Rebel Alliance against the Empire and began the five-year period in which the Alliance successfully fought to replace the Galactic Empire with the New Republic. The Battle of Scarif was the first major battle fought in 0 BBY between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire, marking the beginning of the five- year Galactic Civil War. If we can make it to the ground, we'll take the next chance, and the next, on and on until we win, or the chances are spent.' вЂ•Sergeant Jyn Erso - (audio) Listen ( file info)

Planetary base and all personnel including.

At least a dozen Alderaanian consular security guards.

At least 1 UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft.

1 Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (late battle).

Alderaanian consular security (late battle).

2 UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support crafts.

At least 22 BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers.

At least 42 T-65B X-wing starfighters.

At least 3 EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates.

Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader (late battle).

Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (late battle).

End of the early rebellion against the Empire beginning of the Galactic Civil War Д¬ombatants Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Portion of the Alliance Fleet destroyed.

The Death Star plans are successfully stolen.

Battle of scarif space