The battle first appeared in the story "The Duty," which was featured in Star Wars Tales 12 and written by Christian Read. The story was later compiled into a trade paperback version, Star Wars Tales Volume 3. Plausible stories in Star Wars Tales 1–20 were initially viewed as S-canon until referenced in a non-Tales source, at which point the subject matter was elevated to C-canon status. The battle was later mentioned in Gira's entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, treating the battle as a unique event and raising its existence in The Duty to C-canon.
In The Duty, the battle is said to have taken place in a base. However, Gira's entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia states that the battle took place on a starship.
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia