The Third Battle of Sluis Van was the climatic confrontation between the Galactic Empire, New Republic, and the Griffons Alliance that marked the end of the Imperial military and political hegemony and the beginning of the end of Emperor Bacharan Valak's regime. Despite the destruction of the Death Star III, the battle would also result in massive Republic and Griffon casualties, which many historians have since considered to be a huge blunder on part of the Republic's High Command - a blunder that would lead to the Imperial Blitzkrieg, four years later.