Skirmish at Carkoon

The Skirmish at Carkoon is an unofficial name referring to a fictional event that takes place within the internal continuity of the Star Wars multimedia franchise. For purposes of this database, it may also be referred to as the Skirmish at the Great Pit of Carkoon, the Battle of Carkoon or the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon. The event took place in the 1983 feature film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The events leading up to the skirmish, as well as the skirmish itself, comprise the first third of the film.

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The Skirmish at Carkoon is a minor land battle fought between members of the Hutt crime cartel led by Jabba the Hutt and a band of escaped prisoners, who also happened to be high-ranking members in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The skirmish is the culmination of a series of events effected by the prisoners in an effort to rescue their captured ally, Han Solo. The event took place on the planet Tatooine in the Western Dune Sea at the Great Pit of Carkoon. It took place four years after the Battle of Yavin and very shortly before the Battle of Endor.

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