Battle of Jakku

The Battle of Jakku was a huge battle between the New Republic and the Galactic Empire that happened on the desert planet Jakku, approximately one year after the Battle of Endor. Here, the remaining forces of the Empire after the Destruction of the Second Death Star were more or less wiped out by the New Republic. The last remaining Star Destroyers in the Imperial Fleet were shot down, and countless AT-ATs and other Imperial ships crashed.The outcome of the battle was complete victory for the New Republic and the complete destruction of the Galactic Empire. This is why scavengers were so common on Jakku, as there were so many old pieces of Rebel and Imperial technology left behind. Rey lived in a crashed AT-AT that was left over from the Battle of Jakku, and scavenged for scraps in a crashed Super Star Destroyer named the Inflictor.