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|prev=[[Battle in the Chorax system]]<ref name="Rogue">''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]''</ref>
|conc=
|next=[[Raid on Talasea]]<ref name="Rogue" />
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|name=Rout of Hensara
|conflict=[[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]] ([[Coruscant campaign]])<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>
|date=[[6 ABY/Legends|6 ABY]]<ref name="TERC">''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''</ref> (41:10:24)<ref name="TEA" />
|place=[[Hensara III]]
|result=New Republic victory
|side1=[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]
|side2=[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
|commanders1=*[[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Wedge Antilles]]
*[[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Afyon]]
*[[Dirk Harkness]]
|commanders2=
|forces1=*[[Rogue Squadron/Legends|Rogue Squadron]]
**12 [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|X-wing starfighters]]
*1 [[CR90 corvette/Legends|CR90 corvette]]
**''[[Eridain]]''
*1 [[Baudo-class star yacht|''Baudo''-class yacht]]
**''[[Pulsar Skate]]''
*[[Black Curs]]
**1 [[Imperial Customs Frigate]]
***[[Battle of Yavin (starship)|''Battle of Yavin'']]
|forces2=*1 [[Strike-class medium cruiser|''Strike''-class cruiser]]
**[[Havoc (Strike-class)|''Havoc'']]
*24 [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE fighters]]
*6 [[TIE/IN interceptor/Legends|TIE interceptors]]
*6 [[TIE/sa bomber/Legends|TIE bombers]]
*1 [[All Terrain Armored Transport/Legends|AT-AT]] [[Walker/Legends|walker]]
*2 [[All Terrain Scout Transport/Legends|AT-STs]]
*2 [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtrooper]] [[Platoon/Legends|platoons]]
|casual1=*None
|casual2=*24 TIE fighters
*4 TIE interceptors
*6 TIE bombers
*All ground forces}}
The '''Rout of Hensara''' was a battle fought by a small [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] force to recover the [[Battle of Yavin (starship)|''Battle of Yavin'']] from [[Hensara III]].

The [[Battle of Yavin (starship)|''Battle of Yavin'']] had been forced to crash on Hensara III to escape the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Strike-class medium cruiser|''Strike''-class cruiser]] [[Havoc (Strike-class)|''Havoc'']]. The ''Havoc'' landed an [[All Terrain Armored Transport/Legends|AT-AT]] [[Walker/Legends|walker]] and some [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] to locate and capture the ship and its crew, then withdrew from the system. This gave the New Republic a window of opportunity to recover the frigate. [[Rogue Squadron/Legends|Rogue Squadron]], the [[CR90 corvette/Legends|CR90 corvette]] ''[[Eridain]]'', and the [[Baudo-class star yacht|''Baudo''-class yacht]] ''[[Pulsar Skate]]'' entered the system, and two flights of [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|X-wings]] entered Hensara III's atmosphere while the remaining four fighters remained in orbit to patrol for Imperial forces.

The ''Havoc'' then re-entered the system, its configuration altered to carry three [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter]] squadrons. It launched 24 [[TIE/LN starfighter]]s, 6 [[TIE/IN interceptor/Legends|TIE Interceptors]], and 6 [[TIE/sa bomber/Legends|TIE/sa bombers]], with the bombers being sent to destroy the ''Battle of Yavin'' on the ground. The ensuing battle went very poorly for the Imperial pilots, with only two of them managing to survive. The Imperial ground forces were also wiped out. The ''Pulsar Skate'' recovered the ''Battle of Yavin''{{'s}} crew, and the ''Havoc'' fled the system.

==Appearances==
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]'' {{1st}}
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]]

==Sources==
*{{FFCite|108|PUL2, ''Pulsar Skate''}}
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/source/praji/20090205.html|text=Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji|int=Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji}}
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''

==Notes and references==
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{{Interlang
|de=Scharmützel von Hensara III
|esHuida de Hensara
|ru=Битва при Хенсаре
}}

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