Battle of Scarif

The Battle of Scarif, a pivotal event in the Star Wars saga, took place immediately prior to the events of the original Star War movie 'A New Hope'. It prominently features in the film 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'. The Battle of Scarif was basically a mission conducted by a rogue group within the Rebellion, known as 'Rogue One', to secure the Death Star blueprints from an Imperial archive stationed on the tropical planet of Scarif.

The band of Rebels who constituted Rogue One was a diverse mix of characters, all united by a common cause. Jyn Erso, the daughter of the Death Star's unwilling architect Galen Erso, along with Captain Cassian Andor and versatile reprogrammed imperial droid K2SO, took the lead. They were backed by erstwhile Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook, sharpshooter Baze Malbus, and spiritually-inclined warrior Chirrut Îmwe. Their objective was to find and transmit the weapon's schematics to the Rebel Alliance, aimed at finding a potential weakness in the Death Star.

Without approval from the Rebel Alliance council, the group covertly embarked on the journey, arriving at Scarif's shield gate pretending to be an Imperial cargo shuttle - giving them their call sign 'Rogue One'. They not only had to fool the Empire into letting them pass through but also had to create a diversion so that Jyn and Cassian could infiltrate the archive unnoticed.

Back at the Rebel base on Yavin 4, when the unsanctioned mission was discovered, it was too late to abort it. Hence, the Rebels had no choice but to send a fleet in response, leading to a full-blown battle both on the ground in Scarif and above it in space. The ground forces battled the Imperial troops, while the Fleet above battled Star Destroyers and TIE fighters, simultaneously trying to bring down Scarif's shield gate to receive transmission of the Death Star Plans.

The climax of the Battle on Scarif's ground was Jyn and Cassian obtaining the Death Star Plans and transmitting them to the Rebel Fleet just in the nick of time. However, in its aftermath, the triumphant heroes, Rogue One team, along the entire Imperial and Rebel forces on Scarif, were obliterated by the Death Star, under the commands of Grand Moff Tarkin, to contain the security breach.

Despite the tragic outcome for the ground team, the Battle of Scarif was a significant victory for the Rebellion as they were able to procure the Death Star Plans. These plans later allowed Luke Skywalker to destroy the formidable weapon, contributing to a massive win in favor of the Rebel Alliance and marking a turning point in their battle against the oppressive Empire.