Editing Rebel Alliance (section)

===== First major battles, rebel fleet (5 BBY) =====
The Disney series ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]'' depicts the development of the rebellion against the Galactic Empire beginning five years before ''A New Hope'' (5 BBY) and fourteen years after the fall of the [[Galactic Republic]] and the Jedi Order in ''Revenge of the Sith'' (19 BBY).<ref name="Taylor">{{Cite book |last=Taylor |first=Chris |date=2014 |title=How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7GbBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT430 |location=New York |publisher=Perseus Books Group |page=430 |isbn=9781784970451 |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> The show focuses on a motley group of rebels (all of whom have been affected by the Empire in one form or another) that banded together aboard a freighter starship called ''Ghost''.<ref name="Taylor"/> They called themselves the ''Spectres'' and were led by Hera Syndulla.<ref name="Horton">{{Cite book |last1=Horton |first1=Cole |last2=Hidalgo |first2=Pablo |last3=Zehr |first3=Dan |date=2020 |title=The Star Wars Book: Expand your knowledge of a galaxy far, far away |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xgr0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT430 |location=London |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |pages=430–431 |isbn=9780241502211 |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> By the end of the first season, it is revealed that there were various [[clandestine cell system]]s that were resisting the Empire, such as [[Jun Sato]]'s ''Phoenix Squadron''.<ref name="Horton"/> Senator [[Bail Organa]] (along with his wife, queen Breha Organa) of [[Alderaan]] and former Jedi [[Ahsoka Tano]] both play a pivotal role in coordinating these splinter cells into a legitimate threat capable of challenging Imperial rule.<ref name="Horton"/> Funded primarily by the Royal House of Alderaan, the alliance began to allocate resources towards a united front against Imperial rule.<ref name="Horton"/> The ''Spectres'' and ''Phoenix Squadron'' were later integrated into the [[Massassi]] Group based on [[Yavin|Yavin 4]], which by ''[[Rogue One]]'' (1 BBY) and ''A New Hope'' (0 BBY) was commanded by [[General Jan Dodonna]].<ref name="Horton"/> One last important rebel cell that later became part of the Rebel Alliance was the [[Mon Calamari cruiser|Mon Calamari Exodus Fleet]], commanded by Admiral Raddus and [[Admiral Ackbar]], formed out of civilian spacecraft during the Imperial occupation of [[Mon Calamari (fictional planet)|Mon Cala]] in 18 BBY (1 year into the Empire, 18 years prior to the [[Battle of Yavin]]).<ref name="Horton"/><ref name="Bray">{{Cite book |last=Bray |first=Adam |date=2019 |title=Ultimate Star Wars New Edition: The Definitive Guide to the Star Wars Universe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1apDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82 |location=London |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |page=82 |isbn=9780241429266 |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref>